====== Console ======

Doomsday has an interactive text-based command console that is available in all games running on the engine. The console can be used to change configuration settings and issue commands.

This page presents an outline of the basic functionality of the console and  introduces some of the most useful features.

This article applies to [[version:1.11]] (or newer). If you are using an old version, see: [[introduction_to_the_console_1.10_or_older|Introduction to the console (1.10 or older)]]


===== Basic features =====


==== Opening and closing ====

To open/close the console, press the **Tilde** key (~) on your keyboard (typically found under the **Escape** key with most keyboard layouts).

The console can be opened and closed with the ''taskbar'' command. You can bind the command to any event you wish to use for opening/closing the console. **Tilde** is the default binding. (1.11+)

<note>When input focus is on the console command line, key bindings from the "console" [[binding context]] are checked first. If a key is not defined there, it will be entered as text on the command line.</note>


==== Word completion ====


Press the **Tab** key to complete the word to the left of the cursor.


===== Usage examples =====


Printing a basic introduction to the console using the ''help'' command (including a list of keys that can be used for controlling the console window):
  help

Print a list of all console commands, with short descriptions of what the commands do:
  listcmds

Print a list of all loaded [[WAD]] files:
  listfiles

Print a list of all console variables and their current values:
  listvars

Print help information for the variable ''rend-tex-filter-smart'':
  help rend-tex-filter-smart

Show all known variables, commands, games, and other items with a specific word in them:
  apropos dev


===== See also =====

  *  [[Console keyboard reference]]