diff --git a/data/commands b/data/commands
index 85387f08..49c16d4b 100644
--- a/data/commands
+++ b/data/commands
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
    },
    "factlog" : {
       "help" : "Displays a factoid's changelog history. See https://github.com/pragma-/pbot/blob/master/doc/Factoids.md#factlog",
-      "requires_cap" : 0
+      "requires_cap" : "0"
    },
    "factmove" : {
       "help" : "Renames a factoid or moves a factoid to a different channel. See https://github.com/pragma-/pbot/blob/master/doc/Factoids.md#factmove",
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@
       "requires_cap" : "0"
    },
    "grab" : {
+      "dont-replace-pronouns" : "1",
       "help" : "Grabs a message someone says, and adds it to the quotegrabs database. https://github.com/pragma-/pbot/blob/master/doc/Plugins/Quotegrabs.md#grab",
       "requires_cap" : "0"
    },
@@ -353,13 +354,11 @@
    "plang" : {
       "dont-replace-pronouns" : "1",
       "help" : "",
-      "preserve_whitespace" : "1",
       "requires_cap" : "0"
    },
    "plangrepl" : {
       "dont-replace-pronouns" : "1",
       "help" : "",
-      "preserve_whitespace" : "1",
       "requires_cap" : 0
    },
    "plug" : {
@@ -381,6 +380,7 @@
    "recall" : {
       "dont-replace-pronouns" : "0",
       "help" : "Recalls previous chat history for a channel. See https://github.com/pragma-/pbot/blob/master/doc/Admin.md#recall",
+      "keep-escapes" : "1",
       "requires_cap" : "0"
    },
    "refresh" : {
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@
    },
    "regfind" : {
       "help" : "Searches the registry for keywords or values. See https://github.com/pragma-/pbot/blob/master/doc/Registry.md#regfind",
-      "requires_cap" : 0
+      "requires_cap" : "0"
    },
    "regset" : {
       "help" : "Creates a new registry item or updates an existing item. See https://github.com/pragma-/pbot/blob/master/doc/Registry.md#regset",
@@ -531,7 +531,6 @@
    },
    "wordle" : {
       "help" : "Wordle game! Guess target word by submitting words for clues about which letters belong to the word!",
-      "preserve_whitespace" : "1",
       "requires_cap" : null
    },
    "wordmorph" : {
diff --git a/data/factoids.sqlite3 b/data/factoids.sqlite3
index 490ab847..d87d2aef 100644
Binary files a/data/factoids.sqlite3 and b/data/factoids.sqlite3 differ
diff --git a/doc/Admin.md b/doc/Admin.md
index 57e6e88e..a051add9 100644
--- a/doc/Admin.md
+++ b/doc/Admin.md
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ Name | Description
 `cap-required` | When set to a true value then the command requires that users have the `can-<command name>` [capability](#user-capabilities) before they can invoke it.
 `dont-replace-pronouns` | When set to a true value then pronouns such as "my", "me", "your", etc, will not be intuitively replaced with nicks and such.
 `background-process` | When set to a true value then this command will be executed as a background process. Use this for commands that can potentially take a long time to complete.
-`preserve_whitespace` | When set to a true value, do not collapse ajdacent whitespace characters in command output.
+`condense-whitespace` | When set to a true value, collapse ajdacent whitespace characters in command output.
 `process-timeout` | The timeout, in seconds, before the process is automatically killed. If not set then the `processmanager.default_timeout` [registry](Registry.md) value will be used.
 
 ## Event-queue management
diff --git a/doc/FAQ.md b/doc/FAQ.md
index 89e58840..9244df78 100644
--- a/doc/FAQ.md
+++ b/doc/FAQ.md
@@ -86,18 +86,18 @@ For example:
        <PBot> a
        <PBot> b
        <PBot> c
-       <PBot> And that's all I have to say about that. See https://0x0.st/-Okb.txt for full text.
+       <PBot> <truncated; https://0x0.st/Okb.txt>
 
-## I made a command. It's supposed to output formatting with spaces and tabs?
-By default, PBot collapses adjacent whitespace in command output. This is intended to
-reduce visual noise in IRC channels.
+## How can I remove excessive spaces and tabs from command output?
+If a command or factoid is producing too much whitespace and making it
+difficult to read, you enable a metadata option to collapse adjacent
+whitespace to a single space.
 
 If your command is registered by a plugin, use the [`cmdset`](Admin.md#cmdset) command
-to set the `preserve_whitespace` [command metadata](Admin.md#command-metadata-list) to
-control this behavior.
+to set the `condense-whitespace` [command metadata](Admin.md#command-metadata-list).
 
 If your command is a command-line applet, use the [`factset`](Factoids.md#factset) command
-to set the `preserve_whitespace` [factoid metadata](Factoids.md#factoid-metadata-list) instead.
+to set the `condense-whitespace` [factoid metadata](Factoids.md#factoid-metadata-list) instead.
 
 ## How do I change my password?
 If you have a NickServ account or a unique hostmask, you don't need a PBot password.
diff --git a/doc/Factoids.md b/doc/Factoids.md
index 03cd0106..734820d3 100644
--- a/doc/Factoids.md
+++ b/doc/Factoids.md
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ Name | Capability | Description
 `locked_to_channel` | none | This factoid can only be invoked in the channel in which it was created.
 `allow_empty_args` | none | Do not replace empty arguments with `$nick`.
 `require_explicit_args` | none | Aliases must have explicit `$args`.
-`preserve_whitespace` | none | Do not collapse ajdacent whitespace characters.
+`condense-whitespace` | none | Collapse ajdacent whitespace characters.
 
 ## Information about factoids
 ### factfind
diff --git a/lib/PBot/Core/Commands.pm b/lib/PBot/Core/Commands.pm
index c1934d1a..9c614a48 100644
--- a/lib/PBot/Core/Commands.pm
+++ b/lib/PBot/Core/Commands.pm
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ sub interpreter($self, $context) {
         }
     }
 
-    if ($self->get_meta($keyword, 'preserve_whitespace')) {
-        $context->{preserve_whitespace} = 1;
+    if ($self->get_meta($keyword, 'condense-whitespace')) {
+        $context->{'condense-whitespace'} = 1;
     }
 
     # tell PBot::Core::Interpreter to prepend caller's nick to output
diff --git a/lib/PBot/Core/Commands/Factoids.pm b/lib/PBot/Core/Commands/Factoids.pm
index 86aca51d..ca737fb1 100644
--- a/lib/PBot/Core/Commands/Factoids.pm
+++ b/lib/PBot/Core/Commands/Factoids.pm
@@ -982,8 +982,6 @@ sub cmd_factshow($self, $context) {
 
     my $factoids = $self->{pbot}->{factoids}->{data}->{storage};
 
-    $context->{preserve_whitespace} = 1;
-
     my ($chan, $trig) = @$opt_args;
     $chan = $context->{from} if not defined $trig;
     my $args = join(' ', map { $_ = "'$_'" if $_ =~ m/ /; $_ } @$opt_args);
@@ -1311,8 +1309,6 @@ sub cmd_factchange($self, $context) {
     my $factoids_data = $self->{pbot}->{factoids}->{data}->{storage};
     my ($channel, $trigger, $keyword, $delim, $tochange, $changeto, $modifier, $url);
 
-    $context->{preserve_whitespace} = 1;
-
     my $needs_disambig;
 
     if (length $context->{arguments}) {
diff --git a/lib/PBot/Core/Factoids/Data.pm b/lib/PBot/Core/Factoids/Data.pm
index 6a08cc68..b29374d7 100644
--- a/lib/PBot/Core/Factoids/Data.pm
+++ b/lib/PBot/Core/Factoids/Data.pm
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ our %factoid_metadata = (
     'allow_empty_args'      => 'INTEGER',
     'background-process'    => 'INTEGER',
     'cap-override'          => 'TEXT',
+    'condense-whitespace'   => 'INTEGER',
     'created_on'            => 'NUMERIC',
     'dont-protect-self'     => 'INTEGER',
     'dont-replace-pronouns' => 'INTEGER',
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@ our %factoid_metadata = (
     'nooverride'            => 'INTEGER',
     'owner'                 => 'TEXT',
     'persist-key'           => 'INTEGER',
-    'preserve_whitespace'   => 'INTEGER',
     'process-timeout'       => 'INTEGER',
     'rate_limit'            => 'INTEGER',
     'ref_count'             => 'INTEGER',
diff --git a/lib/PBot/Core/Factoids/Interpreter.pm b/lib/PBot/Core/Factoids/Interpreter.pm
index 75b7aed7..8a574f70 100644
--- a/lib/PBot/Core/Factoids/Interpreter.pm
+++ b/lib/PBot/Core/Factoids/Interpreter.pm
@@ -239,9 +239,9 @@ sub interpreter($self, $context) {
         $context->{use_output_queue} = 1;
     }
 
-    # turn on context->{preserve_whitespace}?
-    if ($self->{pbot}->{factoids}->{data}->{storage}->get_data($channel, $keyword, 'preserve_whitespace')) {
-        $context->{preserve_whitespace} = 1;
+    # turn on context->{condense-whitespace}?
+    if ($self->{pbot}->{factoids}->{data}->{storage}->get_data($channel, $keyword, 'condense-whitespace')) {
+        $context->{'condense-whitespace'} = 1;
     }
 
     # tell PBot::Core::Interpreter to prepend caller's nick to output
@@ -442,10 +442,10 @@ sub handle_action($self, $context, $action) {
         }
     }
 
-    my $preserve_whitespace = $self->{pbot}->{factoids}->{data}->{storage}->get_data($channel, $keyword, 'preserve_whitespace');
+    my $condense_whitespace = $self->{pbot}->{factoids}->{data}->{storage}->get_data($channel, $keyword, 'condense-whitespace');
 
-    if (defined $preserve_whitespace) {
-        $context->{preserve_whitespace} = $preserve_whitespace;
+    if (defined $condense_whitespace) {
+        $context->{'condense-whitespace'} = $condense_whitespace;
     }
 
     # action is a code factoid
diff --git a/lib/PBot/Core/Interpreter.pm b/lib/PBot/Core/Interpreter.pm
index 03593bff..20d1eaf8 100644
--- a/lib/PBot/Core/Interpreter.pm
+++ b/lib/PBot/Core/Interpreter.pm
@@ -585,8 +585,8 @@ sub interpret($self, $context) {
 # sends final command output to appropriate queues.
 # use context result if no result argument given.
 sub handle_result($self, $context, $result = $context->{result}) {
-    # preservation of consecutive whitespace is disabled by default
-    $context->{preserve_whitespace} //= 0;
+    # condensation of consecutive whitespace is disable by default
+    $context->{'condense-whitespace'} //= 0;
 
     # debug flag to trace $context location and contents
     if ($self->{pbot}->{registry}->get_value('general', 'debugcontext')) {
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ sub handle_result($self, $context, $result = $context->{result}) {
     $context->{original_result} = $result;
 
     $result =~ s/[\n\r]/ /g unless $preserve_newlines;
-    #$result =~ s/[ \t]+/ /g unless $context->{preserve_whitespace};
+    $result =~ s/[ \t]+/ /g if     $context->{'condense-whitespace'};
 
     my $max_lines = $self->{pbot}->{registry}->get_value($context->{from}, 'max_newlines') // 4;
     my $lines = 0;
@@ -999,7 +999,6 @@ sub add_to_command_queue($self, $channel, $command, $delay = 0, $repeating = 0)
                 command             => $command->{command},
                 interpret_depth     => 0,
                 checkflood          => 0,
-                preserve_whitespace => 0
             };
 
             if (exists $command->{'cap-override'}) {
@@ -1311,7 +1310,7 @@ sub split_line($self, $line, %opts) {
                 }
 
                 unless ($opts{strip_commas} and $token eq ',') {
-                    $add_token = 1 if $got_ch;;
+                    $add_token = 1 if $got_ch;
                 }
                 next;
             }
diff --git a/lib/PBot/VERSION.pm b/lib/PBot/VERSION.pm
index a67adf9d..2a23940c 100644
--- a/lib/PBot/VERSION.pm
+++ b/lib/PBot/VERSION.pm
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ use PBot::Imports;
 # These are set by the /misc/update_version script
 use constant {
     BUILD_NAME     => "PBot",
-    BUILD_REVISION => 4831,
+    BUILD_REVISION => 4833,
     BUILD_DATE     => "2024-11-03",
 };
 
diff --git a/misc/greybot/import-greybot.pl b/misc/greybot/import-greybot.pl
index e509f81f..ce503134 100755
--- a/misc/greybot/import-greybot.pl
+++ b/misc/greybot/import-greybot.pl
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ my %factoid_metadata = (
     'allow_empty_args'      => 'INTEGER',
     'background-process'    => 'INTEGER',
     'cap-override'          => 'TEXT',
+    'condense-whitespace'   => 'INTEGER',
     'created_on'            => 'NUMERIC',
     'dont-protect-self'     => 'INTEGER',
     'dont-replace-pronouns' => 'INTEGER',
@@ -61,7 +62,6 @@ my %factoid_metadata = (
     'nooverride'            => 'INTEGER',
     'owner'                 => 'TEXT',
     'persist-key'           => 'INTEGER',
-    'preserve_whitespace'   => 'INTEGER',
     'process-timeout'       => 'INTEGER',
     'rate_limit'            => 'INTEGER',
     'ref_count'             => 'INTEGER',