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REGISTER - Register a nickname with services.

/msg nickserv register password email
(e.g. /msg nickserv register myp4ssw0rd my@email.com)

IDENTIFY - Identify yourself with your password.

/msg nickserv identify password
 (e.g. /msg nickserv identify myp4ssw0rd)

GROUP - Join an existing registered group, this command makes your nickname join the target nickname's group. Password is the password of the target nickname. The target nickname has to be registered first.

/msg nickserv group target-nick target-password

KILL - Turn protection on or off. With protection on, if another user tries to take your nick, they will be given one minute to change to another nick, after which Nickserv will forcibly change their nick.

/msg nickserv set kill on

/msg nickserv set kill quick

/msg nickserv set kill immed

/msg nickserv set kill off

PASSWORD - Set your nickname password.

/msg nickserv set password newpassword
 (e.g. /msg nickserv set password myn3wp4ssw0rd)

REGISTER - Register a channel.

/msg chanserv register #channel password description
 (e.g. /msg chanserv register #mychannel 123456 My Channel)

IDENTIFY - Identify yourself with your password. Authenticates you to ChanServ as the founder of the given channel. Many commands require you to use this command before using them.

/msg chanserv identify #channel password
  (e.g. /msg chanserv identify #mychannel 123456)

ACCESS - Maintains the access list for a channel. The access list specifies which users are allowed chanop status or access to ChanServ commands on the channel. Different user levels allow for access to different subsets of privileges. See LEVELS command for more information.

/msg chanserv access #channel add nick level
 (e.g. /msg chanserv access #mychannel add someone 5)

/msg chanserv access #channel del nick
 (Deletes user from the access list)

/msg chanserv access #channel list
 (Lists the whole channel access list)

/msg chanserv access #channel list nick
 (Lists access level for the given nick)

/msg chanserv access #channel list 1-9
 (Lists entry numbers 1 to 9 from the access list)

/msg chanserv access #channel clear
 (Clears the whole channel access list)

Default access levels - 3= Voice (+) 4= HalfOp (%) 5= Op (@) 10= Admin (!)

TOPICLOCK - Enables or disables the topic lock option for a channel. When topic lock is set, ChanServ will not allow the channel topic to be changed except via the TOPIC command.

/msg chanserv set #channel topiclock on

/msg chanserv set #channel topiclock off

SECUREOPS - Enables or disables the secure ops option for a channel. When secure ops is set, users who are not on the userlist will not be allowed chanop status.

/msg chanserv set #channel secureops on

/msg chanserv set #channel secureops off

LIST - Displays a list of channels currently open. The information includes the current number of channel users, and the channel topic.

/list
 (lists all channels)

/list > 100
 (lists all channels with 100 users or more)

/list < 10
 (lists all channels with 10 users or less)

LINKS - Displays a list of IRC Servers linked to the network.

/links

WHOIS - Shows you information about the user you specify. The information includes nickname, username, hostname, real name, etc.

/whois nick

JOIN - Used to enter the specified channel(s).

/join #channel

/join #channel1,#channel2,#channel3,#channel4

MSG - Send a private message to a particular nick.

/msg nick Message you want here
 (e.g. /msg someone Hi .. How are you ?)

NOTICE - Used to sent text to clients and channels via a notice.

/notice nick hey there! what are you doing?

/notice @#channel :text - Sends to all channel operators in #channel

/notice %#channel :text - Sends to all half operators in #channel

/notice +#channel :text - Sends to all voiced users in #channel

/notice #channel :text - Sends to everyone in #channel