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Commands That Affect Your Player

The $player class defines a number of verbs that allow the player to change and view certain of his/her characteristics. The following commands are available :

Command: help/information/?
Command: help topic
Command: help index
Command: help object:verbname
Command: help $something_utils
This command is used to print out entries from the online documentation system. The first form prints out a summary table of contents for the entire help system. The second form prints out the documentation available on the given topic. Many help system entries contain references to other entries accessible in this way. The topic name may be abbreviated in either of two ways: you may give only a prefix of the complete topic name (e.g., `bui' instead of `building') and you may omit an initial `@' character (e.g., `who' instead of `@who'). If the abbreviation you give is ambiguous, you will be presented with a list of the matching complete topic names. The `help index' commands prints out a complete list of all help topic names, arranged alphabetically. It is sometimes easier to find the topics you're interested in this way, rather than tracing through the chain of cross references. Finally, we have two addtional forms that are likely to be only of use to programmers:
help object:verbname

This is used to print any documentation strings that are present at the beginning of the program for that verb.

help $foo_utils

prints general information about one of the $..._utils objects (e.g., $string_utils, $list_utils, etc...), which are all libraries of generally used verbs. The commands `?' and `information' (usually abbreviated `info') are synonyms for `help'.

Command: @quit
This command is used to disconnect from the MOO. This breaks your network connection and leaves your player sleeping. Disconnecting in most parts of the MOO automatically returns your player to its designated home.
Command: @gender gender
Command: @gender
The first form, with an argument, defines your player to have the gender gender. If gender is one of the standard genders (e.g., `male', `female', `neuter',...), your various pronouns will also be set appropriately, making exits and certain other objects behave more pleasantly for you. The second form tells you the current definition of your player's gender, your current pronouns, and the complete list of standard genders.
Command: @password old-password new-password
Changes your player's password (as typed in the `connect' command when you log in to the MOO) to new-password. For security reasons, you are required to type your current (soon to be old) password as the first argument. Your password is stored in an encrypted form in the MOO database; in principle, not even the wizards can tell what it is, though they can change it, of course.
Command: @sethome
Sets your designated home (see `help home') to be the room you're in now. If the current room wouldn't allow you to teleport in, then the `@sethome' command nicely refuses to set your home there. This avoids later, perhaps unpleasant, surprises.


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