# Iris Iris is a command-line based forum software. If you've ever used a BBS in the past, you'll fine this interface quite similar to forums of that style. Not quite as complicated as bboard. ## Usage To use iris, once logged into your shell account, just type `iris`. Once there, type `t` to see the topics. To read a topic, just type the topic number. To reply, `r` followed by the topic number. To quite, just type `q`. ## See Also * [iris](/wiki/system/iris)