Closes an active channel by removing all members from the channel. However, this does not delete the registry entry defining a persistent channel. To delete the channel, see the DeleteChannel switch.
Note It is possible for users to enter the channel after being removed unless they are blocked by a persistent channel mode (for example, INVITE).
See also /AddChannel, /DeleteChannel, /SetChannel, /GetChannel, /ListChannels.
Chatcmd Server /KillChannel:ChannelName[,Reason]
| Server | This switch does not support multiple servers in its command line. The /KillChannel switch only needs to be run on a single server to close the channel on all servers on the network. |
| ChannelName | Channel to be closed. |
| Reason | The reason message can be up to 63 characters. Enclose the reason in quotation marks. |
chatcmd myserv01 /killchannel:"local chat" | |
| Closes MICONLY channel, Local Chat. A MICONLY channel name can include a space. However, when using spaces, the channel name must be enclosed in quotation marks. | |
chatcmd myserv01 /killchannel:#worldchat,"Channel is going down for repairs." | |
| Closes IRC channel, #Worldchat, and sends reason to all users. IRC channels have names beginning with the number sign (#). Names of IRC channels must must match IRC conventions. |