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 +====== Console ======
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 +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.
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 +This page presents an outline of the basic functionality of the console and  introduces some of the most useful features.
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 +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)]]
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 +===== Basic features =====
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 +==== Opening and closing ====
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 +To open/close the console, press the **Tilde** key (~) on your keyboard (typically found under the **Escape** key with most keyboard layouts).
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 +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+)
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 +<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>
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 +==== Word completion ====
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 +Press the **Tab** key to complete the word to the left of the cursor.
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 +===== Usage examples =====
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 +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
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 +Print a list of all console commands, with short descriptions of what the commands do:
 +  listcmds
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 +Print a list of all loaded [[WAD]] files:
 +  listfiles
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 +Print a list of all console variables and their current values:
 +  listvars
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 +Print help information for the variable ''rend-tex-filter-smart'':
 +  help rend-tex-filter-smart
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 +Show all known variables, commands, games, and other items with a specific word in them:
 +  apropos dev
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 +
 +===== See also =====
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 +  *  [[Console keyboard reference]]
  
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