# $EPIC: chops.txt,v 1.3 2006/07/17 20:15:25 sthalik Exp $
======Synopsis======
$__chops__(<channel>)

======Technical:======
   * If the <channel> argument is omitted, the current window's current channel is used.  THIS IS NOT NECCESARILY THE CORRECT CHANNEL IN AN /ON!
   * If the <channel> argument is the literal star character (``*''), the current window's current channel is used.  THIS IS NOT NECCESARILY THE CORRECT CHANNEL IN AN /[[ON]]!
   * This function returns the channel operators on the specified channel.
   * You must be on the channel; the empty string is returned if you are not.
   * Before /[[ON CHANNEL_SYNC]] is thrown, this function may return the empty string (because EPIC does not know who are the channel operators yet.)
   * A design defect in the historical server implementation may cause truncated nicknames to be included in the list.  The client corrects these truncated nicknames by watching the WHO reply.  Before /[[ON CHANNEL_SYNC]] is thrown, truncated nicknames may be included in this list.
   * In general you cannot use this function in a status_format.

======Practical:======
The most common use of $[[chops]]() is to send a message to all the channel
operators.  You can use /[[FE]] to break up the list into groups that won't
offend your server, and use $[[sar]]() to convert the spaces into commas.

======Returns:======
The channel operators on the specified channel.  You must be on the channel.
Before /[[ON CHANNEL_SYNC]], this function may return the empty string, or a
list with truncated nicknames.

======Examples:======
<file>
$chops(#foo)             shows operators on channel #foo
$chops(*)                shows channel operators on current channel
$chops()                 shows channel operators on current channel
</file>

======History:======
This function first appeared in "+3" (post-ircII, pre-EPIC).  Support
for the default argument and for "*" first appeared in "+4".