.DT nickname $MUDNAME$ player help nickname .SH Name .SP 5 5 nickname - Give a person a nickname. .EP .SH Syntax .SI 5 nickname nickname <nickname> <name> dnickname <nickname> .EI .SH Description .SP 5 5 Nicknames are used to refer to people by a nickname. To use it, you just set up a nickname for a person by typing "nickname tri tribalsun" or whatever. To use the nickname, just put the nickname in any command where you would normally put the person's entire name. Dnickname is used to delete a nickname. Nickname with no parameters will list the currently defined nicknames. .EP .SH Examples .SI 5 > nickname tri tribalsun Ok. > nickname gasbag windy Ok. > nickname mar marriard Ok. > nickname shi shiannar Ok. > tell shi You are a womble. You tell Shiannar: You are a womble. > smile gasbag You smile at Windy. > smile tri,shi You smile at Tribalsun and Shiannar. .EI .SH See also .SP 5 5 alias, history, mail, qalias. .EP