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# join

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## Syntax ##

<div class="irssisyntax highlight"><pre style="\-\-cmdlen:4ch"><code><span class="synB">JOIN</span> <span class="syn10">[<span class="syn">-window</span>]</span> <span class="syn10">[<span class="syn">-invite</span>]</span> <span class="syn10">[<span class="syn">-</span><span class="syn09">&lt;server tag></span>]</span> <span class="synB05">&lt;channels></span> <span class="syn10">[<span class="syn09">&lt;keys></span>]</span></code></pre></div>



## Parameters ##


| | |
| --- | --- |
| `-window` | Joins a channel in the active window. |
| `-invite` | Joins the channel you were last invited to. |
| `-<server tag>` | The server tag on which you want to join the channel. |

The channel names, separated by a comma, to join and the channel key.

## Description ##

Joins the given channels.

## Examples ##

    /JOIN #irssi
    /JOIN #basementcat secret_lair
    /JOIN -invite
    /JOIN -freenode #github,#freenode,#irssi

## See also ##
[KICK](/documentation/help/1.0/kick), [PART](/documentation/help/1.0/part)