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 +====== Introduction to the console (Doomsday 1.10 or older) ======
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 +This page describes the basic functionality of the console.
 +
 +
 +===== 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). This key can be easily changed from the [[Control Panel]] GUI (or by changing the variable ''con-key-activate'').
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 +
 +==== Word completion ====
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 +Press the **Tab** key to complete the word to the left of the cursor.
 +
 +
 +==== 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
 +
 +Print a list of all console commands, with short descriptions of what the commands do (using the ''listcmds'' command):
 +  listcmds
 +
 +Print a list of all loaded [[modding:WAD]] files (using the ''listfiles'' command):
 +  listfiles
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 +Print a list of all console variables and their current values (using the ''listvars'' command):
 +  listvars
 +
 +Print help information for the variable ''rend-tex-filter-smart'' (using the ''help'' command):
 +  help rend-tex-filter-smart
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guide/introduction_to_the_console_1.10_or_older.txt · Last modified: 2017-03-21 06:09 by skyjake