Mark yourself as temporarily unavailable, with an optional message explaining why. Other users will see your away status when they look you up.
Syntax
/away [message]
Parameters
message — Optional reason for being away. If omitted, clears your away status.
How It Works
When you set an away message, your status changes to "away" in the user list. Anyone who uses
/whois
on you will see your away message. To come back, simply run /away
with no message. Your away status is session-scoped — it resets when you disconnect.
Examples
/away Gone for lunch, back in 30 min /away Meeting until 3pm /away