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# Commands

ChatChat commands, aliases, permissions, and channel command setup.

## Plugin commands

| Command                             | Aliases | Permission             | Description                                                                       |
| ----------------------------------- | ------- | ---------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `/chatchat`                         | —       | None                   | Shows the plugin name and version.                                                |
| `/chatchat reload`                  | —       | `chatchat.admin`       | Reloads ChatChat configuration and locale files.                                  |
| `/chatchat test <format> <message>` | —       | `chatchat.test.format` | Previews a configured global format.                                              |
| `/chatdump [file]`                  | —       | `chatchat.dump`        | Creates and uploads a diagnostic dump, optionally limited to one file.            |
| `/togglechat`                       | —       | `chatchat.togglechat`  | Toggles your ability to send and receive public chat.                             |
| `/rangedchat`                       | —       | `chatchat.rangedchat`  | Toggles radius filtering for your own reception when you have radius bypass.      |
| `/separate <player1> <player2>`     | —       | `chatchat.separate`    | Prevents two players from seeing one another in public chat and private messages. |
| `/unseparate <player1> <player2>`   | —       | `chatchat.unseparate`  | Removes a staff-enforced separation.                                              |
| `/ignore <player>`                  | —       | `chatchat.ignore`      | Adds a player to your ignore list.                                                |
| `/unignore <player>`                | —       | `chatchat.ignore`      | Removes a player from your ignore list.                                           |
| `/ignorelist`                       | —       | `chatchat.ignorelist`  | Lists players you ignore and players separated from you by staff.                 |

## Private messaging commands

These commands are registered only when `private-messages.enabled` is `true`. See [Private messaging](/helpchat-plugins/chatchat/private-messaging.md).

| Command                       | Aliases                                  | Permission           | Description                                       |
| ----------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| `/whisper <player> <message>` | `/tell`, `/w`, `/msg`, `/message`, `/pm` | `chatchat.pm`        | Sends a private message.                          |
| `/reply <message>`            | `/r`                                     | `chatchat.pm`        | Replies to the most recent private conversation.  |
| `/togglemsg`                  | `/toggledms`, `/togglepms`               | `chatchat.pm.toggle` | Toggles whether you can receive private messages. |
| `/socialspy [on\|off]`        | `/sspy`, `/pmspy`, `/spy`                | `chatchat.socialspy` | Enables or disables private-message social spy.   |

## Mention command

| Command                              | Alias         | Permission                                                             | Description                           |
| ------------------------------------ | ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- |
| `/togglemention <personal\|channel>` | `/toggleping` | `chatchat.mention.personal.block` or `chatchat.mention.everyone.block` | Toggles the selected kind of mention. |

## Channel commands

Each channel can register one or more commands through its `toggle-command` list in `channels.yml`. For a channel named `staff`, a configured command such as `staffchat` lets a player use `/staffchat` to switch channels or `/staffchat <message>` to send a message directly. The default channel does not require a channel-use permission; other channels require `chatchat.channel.use.<channel-name>`.

Channel command names are registered when ChatChat starts. Restart the server after changing `toggle-command`.

A `message-prefix` is a separate quick-send option. For example, with `message-prefix: '#'`, a player can type `#message` without switching channels.

## Command conflicts

If another plugin owns an alias such as `/msg`, use Bukkit's `commands.yml` to route it to ChatChat. For example:

```yaml
aliases:
  msg:
    - chatchat:msg $1-
```

Restart after editing `commands.yml`.


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