weechat (IRC client) WeeChat is a light & fast multilingual curses-based multiplatform IRC client. WeeChat supports: DCC files and chats, multi-server connections, background connections, IPv6, SSL, proxy, auto-reconnection, DCC2, nicklist, window splitting, FIFO pipe for remote control, Aspell, JavaScript, Perl, Python, Ruby, nick auto-completion, lag indication, auto-logging and client upgrades without dropping connections. WeeChat will be built with support for Perl, Python and Ruby scripting. If Lua is installed, it will be auto-detected and scripting support will also be included. WeeChat man pages will be built if rubygem-asciidoctor is installed.