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# ignore

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## Syntax ##

<div class="irssisyntax highlight"><pre style="\-\-cmdlen:6ch"><code><span class="synB">IGNORE</span> <span class="syn10">[<span class="syn">-regexp</span> | <span class="syn">-full</span>]</span> <span class="syn10">[<span class="syn">-pattern</span> <span class="syn09">&lt;pattern></span>]</span> <span class="syn10">[<span class="syn">-except</span>]</span> <span class="syn10">[<span class="syn">-replies</span>]</span> <span class="syn10">[<span class="syn">-network</span> <span class="syn09">&lt;network></span>]</span> <span class="syn10">[<span class="syn">-channels</span> <span class="syn09">&lt;channel></span>]</span> <span class="syn10">[<span class="syn">-time</span> <span class="syn09">&lt;secs></span>]</span> <span class="synB05">&lt;mask></span> <span class="syn10">[<span class="syn09">&lt;levels></span>]</span></code></pre></div>


<div class="irssisyntax highlight"><pre style="\-\-cmdlen:6ch"><code><span class="synB">IGNORE</span> <span class="syn10">[<span class="syn">-regexp</span> | <span class="syn">-full</span>]</span> <span class="syn10">[<span class="syn">-pattern</span> <span class="syn09">&lt;pattern></span>]</span> <span class="syn10">[<span class="syn">-except</span>]</span> <span class="syn10">[<span class="syn">-replies</span>]</span> <span class="syn10">[<span class="syn">-network</span> <span class="syn09">&lt;network></span>]</span> <span class="syn10">[<span class="syn">-time</span> <span class="syn09">&lt;secs></span>]</span> <span class="synB05">&lt;channels></span> <span class="syn10">[<span class="syn09">&lt;levels></span>]</span></code></pre></div>



## Parameters ##


| | |
| --- | --- |
| `-regexp`: |       Indicates that the pattern is a regular expression. |
| `-full`: |         Indicates that the pattern must match a full word. |
| `-pattern`: |      The text pattern to ignore. |
| `-except`: |       Negates the ignore. |
| `-replies`: |      Also ignore nicknames who are talking to anyone who matches the ignore. |
| `-network`: |      Ignores only on a specific network. |
| `-channels`: |     Ignores only on specific channels. |
| `-time`: |         The timeout to automatically remove the ignore. |

The mask, channels and levels to ignore; if no argument is provided, the
list of ignores will be displayed.

## Description ##

Ignores nicknames or text that matches a pattern.

The special level 'NO_ACT' can be used to ignore activity in the statusbar
without actually ignoring the message; this behavior is somewhat special
because it is allowed in addition to other ignores for the same target.

## Examples ##

    /IGNORE
    /IGNORE * JOINS
    /IGNORE * CTCPS
    /IGNORE -except *!*@*.irssi.org CTCPS
    /IGNORE #irssi ALL -PUBLIC -ACTIONS
    /IGNORE -replies *!*@*.irssi.org ALL
    /IGNORE -regexp -pattern (away|gone|back|playing|returned) * ACTIONS
    /IGNORE *zzz* NICKS
    /IGNORE *afk* NICKS
    /IGNORE *away* NICKS
    /IGNORE #irssi NO_ACT JOINS PARTS QUITS
    /IGNORE mike NO_ACT -MSGS
    /IGNORE -regexp -pattern

## See also ##
[ACCEPT](/documentation/help/1.0/accept), [SILENCE](/documentation/help/1.0/silence), [UNIGNORE](/documentation/help/1.0/unignore)