Bug 812921 - Land in comm-central Instantbird's changes to chat/ - 4 - Bio 1697 - Update /mode command syntax, r=clokep.

chat/locales/en-US/irc.properties

@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ command.join=%S <room1>[ <key1>][,<room2>[ <key2>]]*: En
 command.kick=%S <nick> [<message>]: Remove someone from a channel. You must be a channel operator to do this.
 command.list=%S: Display a list of chat rooms on the network. Warning, some servers may disconnect you upon doing this.
 command.memoserv=%S <command>: Send a command to MemoServ.
-command.mode=%S [<channel>] [(+|-)<new mode>] [<nick>]: Set or unset a channel or user mode.
+command.modeUser=%S (+|-)<new mode> [<nick>]: Set or unset a user's mode.
+command.modeChannel=%S <channel>[ (+|-)<new mode> [<parameter>][,<parameter>]*]: Get, set or unset a channel mode.
 command.msg=%S <nick> <message>: Send a private message to a user (as opposed to a channel).
 command.nick=%S <new nickname>: Change your nickname.
 command.nickserv=%S <command>: Send a command to NickServ.

chat/protocols/irc/ircCommands.jsm

@@ -204,7 +204,8 @@ var commands = [
   },
   {
     name: "mode",
-    get helpString() _("command.mode", "mode"),
+    get helpString() _("command.modeUser", "mode") + "\n" +
+                     _("command.modeChannel", "mode"),
     run: function(aMsg, aConv) {
       function isMode(aString) "+-".indexOf(aString[0]) != -1;
       let params = splitInput(aMsg);
@@ -242,8 +243,8 @@ var commands = [
         else if ((!isChannelName && !isOwnNick) || !isMode(params[1]))
           return false;
       }
-      // Otherwise a channel name, new mode and a nick were given or a channel
-      // name and a mode were given. If this is not true, return false.
+      // Otherwise a channel name, new mode, and at least one parameter
+      // was given. If this is not true, return false.
       else if (!(isChannelName && isMode(params[1])))
         return false;