diff -r a6692d249139 sic.1
--- a/sic.1	Fri Apr 13 11:50:51 2007 +0200
+++ b/sic.1	Thu Aug 09 18:41:45 2007 -0700
@@ -44,4 +44,7 @@ Write a message to #channel/user
 .B :s #channel/user
 Set default channel/user
 .TP
+.B :a alias #channel/user
+Set alias for #channel/user. Can then use alias instead of #channel/user for :j, :l, and :m
+.TP
 Everything which is not a command is simply send the server.
diff -r a6692d249139 sic.c
--- a/sic.c	Fri Apr 13 11:50:51 2007 +0200
+++ b/sic.c	Thu Aug 09 18:41:45 2007 -0700
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #define PINGTIMEOUT 300
 #define MAXMSG 4096
+#define MAXALIAS 256
 
 static char *host = "irc.oftc.net";
 static unsigned short port = 6667;
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ static char nick[32];
 
 static char bufin[MAXMSG], bufout[MAXMSG];
 static char channel[256];
+static char alias[MAXALIAS][256];
+static int num_alias = 0;
 static int srv;
 static time_t trespond;
 
@@ -60,10 +63,23 @@ pout(char *channel, char *msg) {
 	fprintf(stdout, "%-12.12s: %s %s\n", channel, timestr, msg);
 }
 
+static char*
+alias_lookup(char *channel) {
+	int i;
+	char *p;
+	for(i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
+		p = strchr(alias[i], ' ');
+		if(!strncmp(channel, alias[i], p - alias[i]))
+			break;
+	}
+	return (i < 256)?  p+1 : channel;
+}
+
 static void
 privmsg(char *channel, char *msg) {
 	if(channel[0] == 0)
 		return;
+	channel = alias_lookup(channel);
 	snprintf(bufout, sizeof bufout, "<%s> %s", nick, msg);
 	pout(channel, bufout);
 	snprintf(bufout, sizeof bufout, "PRIVMSG %s :%s\r\n", channel, msg);
@@ -80,10 +96,12 @@ parsein(char *msg) {
 		privmsg(channel, msg);
 		return;
 	}
-	if(!strncmp(msg + 1, "j ", 2) && (msg[3] == '#'))
-		snprintf(bufout, sizeof bufout, "JOIN %s\r\n", msg + 3);
+	if(!strncmp(msg + 1, "j ", 2))
+		msg = alias_lookup(msg+3), snprintf(bufout, sizeof bufout, "JOIN %s\r\n", msg);
 	else if(!strncmp(msg + 1, "l ", 2))
-		snprintf(bufout, sizeof bufout, "PART %s :sic - 250 LOC are too much!\r\n", msg + 3);
+		msg = alias_lookup(msg+3), snprintf(bufout, sizeof bufout, "PART %s :sic - 250 LOC are too much!\r\n", msg);
+	else if(!strncmp(msg + 1, "a ", 2))
+		strncpy(alias[num_alias], msg + 3, sizeof alias[num_alias]), num_alias++, snprintf(bufout, sizeof bufout, "");
 	else if(!strncmp(msg + 1, "m ", 2)) {
 		if((p = strchr(msg + 3, ' ')))
 			*(p++) = 0;