irc2bash

A bridge between an IRC channel and the bash interpreter.

Ensure you run this in a sandboxed VM unless you want random people messing with your PC remotely.

This also works with sh, zsh, csh, and (probably) fish.

The official channel for this is ##irc2bash on irc.libera.chat. You are welcome to host your own bot with this script there.

Installing

Linux

Clone the repository.

git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/a-bad-dev/irc2bash.git

cd irc2bash/

Set up the config file (skel_config.py) with the editor of your choice.

The important settings are:

realname: Set this to the real name of your bot, use rce if unsure.

nickname: Set this to the nickname of your bot, this is the name you probably want to change. Use rce-bot or something similar if unsure.

channels: Add channels to this list for your bot to join.

ip: Set this to the IP or domain name of the IRC server

port: Set this to the port of the IRC server. Use 6667 if unsure.

ssl: Enable this to use SSL. Set to False if unsure.

command_prefix: The prefix used before commands sent to the bash interpreter. Set this to $ if unsure.

bot_prefix: The prefix used before commands that control the bot itself. Set this to # if unsure.

opper_nicknames: List of nicknames allowed to control the bot. Set this to your own nick if unsure.

Rename the config file so the script can detect it.

mv skel_config.py config.py

Run the bot.

python3 main.py

or

chmod +x main.py

./main.py

A systemd service is included if you want the bot to start on boot. For non-systemd systems, use a cron job running at reboot or something similar.

Windows

go get a real OS