Executing Commands¶
Slash commands perform operations in Smeetin by typing into the text input box. Enter a / followed by a command and some arguments to perform actions.
Built-in slash commands come with all Smeetin installations and custom slash commands are configurable to interact with external applications.
Built-in Commands¶
The following slash commands are available on all Smeetin installations:
Command |
Description |
Example |
|---|---|---|
/away |
Set your status away |
/away |
/offline |
Set your status offline |
/offline |
/online |
Set your status online |
/online |
/dnd |
Set your status to Do Not Disturb |
/dnd |
/code {text} |
Display text as a code block |
/code File bugs |
/collapse |
Turn on auto-collapsing of image previews |
/collapse |
/expand |
Turn off auto-collapsing of image previews |
/expand |
/echo {message} {delay in seconds} |
Echo back text from your account |
/echo Hello World 5 |
/header {text} |
Edit the channel header |
/header File bugs here |
/invite @{user} ~{channel-name} |
Invite user to the channel |
/invite @john ~sampleChannel |
/purpose {text} |
Edit the channel purpose |
/purpose A channel to discuss bugs |
/rename {text} |
Rename the channel |
/rename Developers |
/help |
Open the Smeetin help page |
/help |
/invite_people {name@domain.com …} |
Send an email invite to your Smeetin team |
/invite_people john@example.com |
/kick {@username} |
Remove a member from a public or private channel |
/kick @alice |
/remove {@username} |
Remove a member from a public or private channel |
/remove @alice |
/join {channel-name} |
Join the open channel |
/join off-topic |
/open {channel-name} |
Join the open channel |
/open off-topic |
/leave |
Leave the current channel |
/leave |
/mute |
Turns off desktop, email and push notifications for the current channel or the [channel] specified |
/mute ~[channel] |
/logout |
Log out of Smeetin |
/logout |
/me {message} |
Do an action |
/me Hello World |
/msg {@username} {message} |
Send a Direct Message to a user |
/msg @alice hello |
/groupmsg {@username1, @username2, …} {message} |
Sends a Group Message to the specified users |
/groupmsg @alice, @bob hello |
/search {text} |
Search text in messages |
/search meeting |
/settings |
Open the Account Settings dialog |
/settings |
/shortcuts |
Display a list of keyboard shortcuts |
/shortcuts |
/shrug {message} |
Add |
/shrug oh well |
Begin by typing / and a list of slash command options appears above the text input box. The autocomplete suggestions help by providing a format example in black text and a short description of the slash command in grey text.
