---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The "Basics" Tutorial As mentioned in the "Introduction" tutorial, all commands start with a period (.) This tutorial will show you the basic and most common commands used in the talker and how to use them. The <>'s represent a variable, do not type these literally. To get advanced help on a command, type ".h <command>" For example, ".h who" To talk to other players in the room: <just type your message> OR .say <message> Example: hi, i'm joe To do an emote/action to the room: .emote <action> OR ;<action> Example: ;jumps on you To see what commands you have: .help To see who is logged onto the talker: .who To send a private message to someone: .tell <user> <message> Example: .tell susan Hi To send a private emote/action to someone: .semote <user> <action> Example: .semote susan hugs you To shout a message to all users in all rooms: .shout <message> To look at the current room and its exits, users, and description: .look To move to another room: .go <room name> Example: .go hayloft To read your talker mail: .rmail To send talker mail to someone: .smail <user> <message> To read the current room's message board: .read To write to the current room's message board: .write <message> To examine another user's information: .examine <user> You should now read the "How To Communicate" tutorial by typing ".h commtutor" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------