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commit 45ab73ac81ac8167b7e3b2efde6ec2c54127fa68
Author: Alexander Barton 
Date:   Sun Feb 10 00:24:34 2013 +0100

    Commands.txt: Update description of the "WHOWAS" command

diff --git a/doc/Commands.txt b/doc/Commands.txt

--- a/doc/Commands.txt
+++ b/doc/Commands.txt
@@ -399,14 +399,20 @@ Status and Informational Commands
 	 - RFC 2812, 3.6.2 "Whois query"

 - WHOWAS
-	WHOWAS  [ []]
+	WHOWAS [,[,...]] [ []]
 	.
-	Used to return information about  that are no longer in use
-	(due to client disconnection, or nickname changes).
+	Query information about nicknames no longer in use in the network,
+	either because of nickname changes or disconnects. The history is
+	searched backwards, returning the most recent entry first. If there
+	are multiple entries, up to  entries will be shown (or all of
+	them, if no  has been given).
 	.
-	If given, the server will return information from the last  times
-	the nickname has been used.
-	If  is given, the command is forwarded to it for processing.
+	 can be a server name, the nickname of a client connected to a
+	specific server, or a mask matching a server name in the network. The
+	server of the current connecion is used when  is omitted.
+
+	References:
+	 - RFC 2812, 3.6.3 "Whowas"


 Channel Commands

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