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# motd

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## Syntax ##

<div class="irssisyntax highlight"><pre style="\-\-cmdlen:4ch"><code><span class="synB">MOTD</span> <span class="syn10">[<span class="syn09">&lt;server></span>|<span class="syn09">&lt;nick></span>]</span></code></pre></div>



## Parameters ##

The server or the server the target nickname is on; if no parameter is
given, the active server will be used.

## Description ##

Displays the welcome message of an IRC server.

## Examples ##

    /MOTD
    /MOTD orwel.freenode.org
    /MOTD bob

## See also ##
[ADMIN](/documentation/help/1.0/admin), [INFO](/documentation/help/1.0/info), [LINKS](/documentation/help/1.0/links), [MAP](/documentation/help/1.0/map)