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Many slash commands are chat commands, especially [[Emote Command|emote commands]]. They are also frequently used for pet, group and guild commands. |
Many slash commands are chat commands, especially [[Emote Command|emote commands]]. They are also frequently used for pet, group and guild commands. |
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The use of a slash to indicate a special command is inherited from Internet Relay Chat. Some games, in fact, use a customized version of IRC for their chat windows, justifying the use of slash commands. |
The use of a slash to indicate a special command is inherited from many IRC (Internet Relay Chat) clients. Some games, in fact, use a customized version of IRC for their chat windows, justifying the use of slash commands. |
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A variant is exclamation mark commands, which are sent to others like ordinary messages, but interpreted as commands by bots. |
A variant is exclamation mark commands, which are sent to others like ordinary messages, but interpreted as commands by bots. |
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