Ok, i see brokenhands as some questions,
brokenhands wroteSo it's like learning a CLI OS?
Not really, no its not like learning a CLI OS it can be if you want to understand all the things you can do with IRC but most of the commands are for admin and mods, but yes there are some commands that a general user can use which i will cover in my guide ive been press ganged into :m-bata:
brokenhands wroteAlso someone can hack me through the IRC?
IRC is only as insecure as you let it be if you have a good firewall and don't click on any web links from strange people you'll be fine.