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 3 8f7f2f4a 2021-12-17 jrmu                               Creating a DiceBot
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 5 8f7f2f4a 2021-12-17 jrmu   In our first lesson, we'll create an IRC bot that rolls the
 6 8f7f2f4a 2021-12-17 jrmu   dice for you.
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 8 8f7f2f4a 2021-12-17 jrmu   Copy the code for dicebot.pl to your home folder:
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10 8f7f2f4a 2021-12-17 jrmu   $ cp dicebot.pl ~/dicebot.pl
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12 8f7f2f4a 2021-12-17 jrmu   Next, open up dicebot.pl using a text editor and make a few changes.
13 8f7f2f4a 2021-12-17 jrmu   (We recommend vim because it provides syntax highlighting)
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15 8f7f2f4a 2021-12-17 jrmu   1. Edit the server in line 20. Replace irc.example.com with the server's
16 8f7f2f4a 2021-12-17 jrmu      real address. NOTE: Only IPv4 is supported.
17 8f7f2f4a 2021-12-17 jrmu   2. Edit line 23 to replace nickname with the nickname you want for the bot.
18 8f7f2f4a 2021-12-17 jrmu      WARNING: The nickname must not already be taken, or else the bot will
19 8f7f2f4a 2021-12-17 jrmu      fail to connect.
20 8f7f2f4a 2021-12-17 jrmu   3. Edit line 24 to replace username with the username you want for the bot.
21 8f7f2f4a 2021-12-17 jrmu      The username is what appears in a /whois on IRC; it can be different
22 8f7f2f4a 2021-12-17 jrmu      from the nickname.
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24 8f7f2f4a 2021-12-17 jrmu   Next, you'll want to make the perl script executable:
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26 8f7f2f4a 2021-12-17 jrmu   $ chmod u+x ~/dicebot.pl
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28 8f7f2f4a 2021-12-17 jrmu   Then run the script:
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30 8f7f2f4a 2021-12-17 jrmu   $ perl ~/dicebot.pl
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32 8f7f2f4a 2021-12-17 jrmu   On IRC, /join #perl101
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34 8f7f2f4a 2021-12-17 jrmu   Type !roll and you'll see the bot rolls a pair of virtual dice.
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36 8f7f2f4a 2021-12-17 jrmu   In less than 5 minutes, you've created your first IRC bot with perl.
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40 8f7f2f4a 2021-12-17 jrmu                             Understanding DiceBot
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42 8f7f2f4a 2021-12-17 jrmu   Next, take a look at the file called ~/comments to see an explanation of
43 8f7f2f4a 2021-12-17 jrmu   key lines in the program.
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