ok here's a thing

bot.sh

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ input=".bot.cfg"
 echo "Starting session: $(date "+[%y:%m:%d %T]")">$log
 echo "NICK $nick" > $input
 echo "USER $user" >> $input
+echo "MODE $nick +B" >> $input
 echo "JOIN #$channel" >> $input
 
 
@@ -61,6 +62,8 @@ do
       echo "$res"
       who=$(echo "$res" | perl -pe "s/:(.*)\!.*@.*/\1/")
       from=$(echo "$res" | perl -pe "s/.*PRIVMSG (.*[#]?([a-zA-Z]|\-)*) :.*/\1/")
+      echo $who $from
+
       # "#" would mean it's a channel
       if [ "$(echo "$from" | grep '^#')" ]; then
         test "$(echo "$res" | grep ":$nick:")" || continue
@@ -88,6 +91,14 @@ do
           echo "PRIVMSG $from :${dj:-"no one"} is on the air now" >> $input
         ;;
 
+        help)
+          echo "PRIVMSG $from :hey hi, my commands are subscribe, unsubscribe, np, and dj"
+        ;;
+
+        *)
+          echo "no command: $res"
+        ;;
+
       esac
     ;;