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+@SYNTAX:ban@
+
+Bans the specified nick or userhost mask.
+
+If nick is given as parameter, the ban type is used to generate the ban
+mask. /SET ban_type specified the default ban type. Ban type is one of
+the following:
+
+ Normal - *!user@*.domain.net
+ Host - *!*@host.domain.net
+ Domain - *!*@*.domain.net
+ Custom [nick] [user] [host] [domain]
+
+Examples:
+ /BAN looser - This bans the nick 'looser'
+ /BAN *!*@*.org - This bans all the users coming from any
+ .org domain.
+
+ /SET ban_type custom nick domain - nick!*@*.domain.net
+ /SET ban_type custom user host - *!user@host.domain.net
+
+See also: KNOCKOUT, KICKBAN
+