MUSH commands come in a couple of flavors. The first are hard-coded commands that are built into the source code of PennMUSH. The second are soft-coded commands, designed by programmers working on the MUSH and generally customized for the needs of that specific MUSH. Most soft-coded commands are preceded by a plus sign (+), while hard-coded commands tend to have no prefix symbol except for the occasional @.
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HARD-CODED COMMANDS
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| @DESC | Use @desc me=(description) to set your character’s appearance. |
| ENTER | Use enter (object) to get inside an object that is enter-able, such as an automated shuttle. |
| EXAMINE | Type ex me to see visible information about your character, including description, creation date, and any public attributes. |
| LEAVE | Use leave to depart an object that you entered, such as an automated shuttle. |
| LOGOUT | Use this command when you want to keep a connection opened to the MUSH, but want to switch characters. |
| LOOK | Use this command to get a description of the room you’re in, as well as an inventory of its contents. |
| POSE | Type pose (action text) or :(action text) to create a pose showing other players what you’re doing. You may add dialogue to this as part of the pose. Example: Bob stands, cracks his knuckles and says, “Man, my feet stink.” |
| QUIT | Use this command to log out your current character and disconnect from the MUSH. |
| SAY | Type say (dialogue) or “(dialogue) to speak as your character without posing any action. |
| WHO | Use this command to get a roster of who’s online at any given time. |
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SOFT-CODED COMMANDS
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| +CALENDAR | Use this command to display a list of any upcoming scheduled events. |
| +FINGER | Type +finger to bring up your own personal information. Type +finger (name) to bring up someone else’s personal information. |
| +HEADLINES | Use this command to display a list of recent in-game news headlines. |
| +INV | Use this command to display your current inventory of crafted items and action cards. This also shows your currency. |
| +ITEMS | Type +items to show the various categories of crafted items. Type +items (category) to bring up a list of crafted items under a specific category. |
| +LEADERBOARDS | Use this command to get a roster of the top ten characters in each category, from longest online to most Saga Points. |
| +LOOK | Type +look to show crafted items that are in the room with you. Type +look (item) to get the description of a crafted item. |
| +SHEET | Use this command to show your character’s stats, skills, and traits. Also shows your available Saga Points. |
| +SHEET/BADGES | Type +sheet/badges to see what badges you’ve earned. Type +sheet/badges (name) to see what badges another character has earned. |
| +SHOWPOLL | This displays the message of the day posted in the poll section of the WHO list, without all the character names listed. |
| +SHEET/STATS | Type +sheet/stats to see how many poses and words you’ve typed in-character. |