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# topic

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## Syntax ##

<div class="irssisyntax highlight"><pre style="\-\-cmdlen:5ch"><code><span class="synB">TOPIC</span> <span class="syn10">[<span class="syn">-delete</span>]</span> <span class="syn10">[<span class="syn09">&lt;channel></span>]</span> <span class="syn10">[<span class="syn09">&lt;topic></span>]</span></code></pre></div>



## Parameters ##


| | |
| --- | --- |
| `-delete`: |     Removes the topic. |

The channel and topic; if no channel is given, the active channel will be
used. If no argument is given, the current topic will be displayed.

## Description ##

Displays or modifies the topic of a channel.

## Examples ##

    /TOPIC
    /TOPIC The robots are taking over!
    /TOPIC -delete #irssi
    /TOPIC #shakespeare /bb|[^b]{2}/

## See also ##
[CHANNEL](/documentation/help/1.0/channel), [DEOP](/documentation/help/1.0/deop), [DEVOICE](/documentation/help/1.0/devoice), [JOIN](/documentation/help/1.0/join), [OP](/documentation/help/1.0/op), [VOICE](/documentation/help/1.0/voice)