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category: Info
description: Query server or user client version
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# /version
## Syntax
/version [nick]
## Description
Without arguments, queries the IRC server version. With a nick, sends a CTCP VERSION request to that user to find out what client they are using. The reply is displayed in the active buffer.
## Examples
/version # query server version
/version someone # query someone's client version
## See Also
/whois