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@ -119,7 +119,17 @@ PBot has a powerful command interpreter with useful functionality.
### Command invocation ### Command invocation
There are a number of ways to invoke commands with PBot. There are a number of ways to invoke commands with PBot.
The syntax of PBot's commands largely follow Unix/POSIX conventions. The documentation and syntax of PBot's commands largely follow Unix/POSIX conventions:
Square brackets `[optional]` indicate that the enclosed element (parameter, value, or information) is optional.
You can choose one or more items or no items. Do not type the square brackets themselves in the command line.
Angle brackets `<required>` indicate that the enclosed element (parameter, value, or information) is mandatory.
You are required to replace the text within the angle brackets with the appropriate information.
Do not type the angle brackets themselves in the command line.
A parenthesized set of elements delimited by a vertical bar `(x|y|z)` indicates mutually exclusive choices. You
must pick one and only one. Do not type the parentheses in the command line.
A single command's syntax is: A single command's syntax is: