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Creating a Logging Bot
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In our fourth lesson, we'll create an IRC bot that logs a channel.
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Copy the code for logbot.pl to your home folder:
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$ cp logbot.pl ~/logbot.pl
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Next, open up logbot.pl using a text editor and make a few changes.
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1. Edit the server in line 32. Replace irc.example.com with the server's
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real address. NOTE: Only IPv4 is supported.
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2. Edit line 35 to replace nickname with the nickname you want for the bot.
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WARNING: The nickname must not already be taken, or else the bot will
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fail to connect.
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3. Edit line 36 to replace username with the username you want for the bot.
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The username is what appears in a /whois on IRC; it can be different
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from the nickname.
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Next, you'll want to make the perl script executable:
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$ chmod u+x ~/logbot.pl
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Then run the script:
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$ perl ~/logbot.pl
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On IRC, /join #perl104
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Understanding LogBot
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Next, take a look at the file called ~/comments to see an explanation of
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key lines in the program.
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