---
-_copy: Copyright (c) 2004-2019 mudpy authors. Permission to use, copy,
+_copy: Copyright (c) 2004-2020 mudpy authors. Permission to use, copy,
modify, and distribute this software is granted under terms
provided in the LICENSE file distributed with this software.
_lock: true
-command.chat.action: mudpy.command.chat(actor)
command.chat.description: Enter and leave chat mode.
command.chat.help: The chat command toggles chat mode. When in chat mode, all
input is passed as a parameter to the say command, unless prepended by an
exclamation mark (!). For example, to leave chat mode,
use:$(eol)$(eol) !chat
-command.chat.see_also: say
+command.chat.see_also:
+ - say
-command.create.action: mudpy.command.create(actor, parameters)
command.create.administrative: true
command.create.description: Create a new element in the universe.
command.create.help: Ways to create an element:$(eol)$(eol) create
actor.avatar_fred_1$(eol) create other.garply foo/bar/baz
-command.delete.action: mudpy.command.delete(actor, parameters)
command.delete.administrative: true
command.delete.description: Delete an existing facet from an element.
command.delete.help: You can delete any facet of an element as
follows:$(eol)$(eol) delete area.boardroom terrain
-command.destroy.action: mudpy.command.destroy(actor, parameters)
command.destroy.administrative: true
command.destroy.description: Destroy an existing element in the universe.
command.destroy.help: You can destroy any element in the universe as
follows:$(eol)$(eol) destroy prop.dagger
-command.halt.action: mudpy.command.halt(actor, parameters)
+command.evaluate.debugging: true
+command.evaluate.description: Evaluate a Python expression.
+command.evaluate.help: For debugging purposes, you can use this to run certain
+ Python language expressions within the running engine's context, though for
+ safety reasons only a limited set of builtins are allowed, as well as
+ objects in the mudpy package namespace and the active universe object.
+ Expressions containing "__" or "lambda" are also prohobited for additional
+ safety. Everything following the word "evaluate" is assumed to be a Python
+ expression, and is passed to the eval() built-in, outputting a string
+ representation of whatever it returns. Any exceptions are caught in an
+ attempt to avoid accidentally crashing the engine. This command is mostly
+ useful for inspecting the contents of in-memory objects, for
+ example:$(eol)$(eol) evaluate universe.groups['actor'].keys()
+
command.halt.administrative: true
command.halt.description: Shut down the world.
command.halt.help: This will save all active accounts, disconnect all clients
and stop the entire program.
-command.help.action: mudpy.command.help(actor, parameters)
command.help.description: List commands or get help on one.
-command.help.help: This will list all comand words available to you along with
+command.help.help: This will list all command words available to you along with
a brief description or, alternatively, give you detailed information on one
command.
-command.look.action: mudpy.command.look(actor, parameters)
command.look.description: Look around.
command.look.help: With the look command, you can see where you are.
-command.move.action: mudpy.command.move(actor, parameters)
command.move.description: Move in a specific direction.
-command.move.help: You move in a direction by entering:$(eol)$(eol) move
- north
+command.move.help: Move to another place by supplying the name of a
+ portal/direction or a suitable abbreviation for one,
+ like:$(eol)$(eol) move north$(eol) move s
+
+command.preferences.description: View or change your preferences.
+command.preferences.help: If invoked with no parameters, all your current
+ preferences and their values are listed. If one parameter is supplied, the
+ value of the preference with that name is displayed. If more than one
+ parameter is supplied, the first must be the name of a preference and the
+ remainder is the value to which you wish to change it.
+ Examples:$(eol)$(eol) preferences$(eol) preferences
+ prompt$(eol) preferences prompt $_(time)>
-command.quit.action: mudpy.command.quit(actor)
command.quit.description: Leave the World.
command.quit.help: This will deactivate your avatar and return you to the main
menu.
-command.reload.action: mudpy.command.reload(actor)
command.reload.administrative: true
command.reload.description: Reload modules and data.
command.reload.help: This will reload all python modules and read-only data
files.
-command.say.action: mudpy.command.say(actor, parameters)
command.say.description: State something out loud.
command.say.help: This allows you to speak to other characters within the same
area. If you end your sentence with punctuation, the message displayed will
ask, "You're sure I went the wrong way?"$(eol)$(eol)If necessary, enclose
literal statements in quotation marks:$(eol)$(eol) > say "youre sure i
went teh wrong way?"$(eol) You say, "youre sure i went teh wrong way?"
-command.say.see_also: chat
+command.say.see_also:
+ - chat
-command.set.action: mudpy.command.c_set(actor, parameters)
+command.set.action: command.c_set
command.set.administrative: true
command.set.description: Set a facet of an element.
command.set.help: Invoke it like
this:$(eol)$(eol) set actor.avatar_dominique_0 description You see
nothing special.
-command.show.action: mudpy.command.show(actor, parameters)
command.show.administrative: true
command.show.description: Show various data.
command.show.help: Here are the possible incantations (<parameter> is required,
data files)$(eol) show group <group> (list the elements in a
group)$(eol) show groups (list all element group names)$(eol) show log
[level [start [stop]]] (list logs above level from start to
- stop)$(eol) show result <expression> (evaluate a python
- expression)$(eol) show time (return several current timer
+ stop)$(eol) show time (return several current timer
values)$(eol) show version (display running version and dependencies)
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