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echo <target> <string>

Send a line of text to a target. The target may be a single creature, a room, or every player in the owner's zone.

Arguments

• <target> — one of:
  • a creature — the text goes to that creature only;
  • a room — the text goes to everyone in that room;
  • the string "room" — shorthand for the owner's current room;
  • the string "zone" — every player in the owner's zone.
• <string> — the text to send. Build dynamic text with interpolation, e.g. "Welcome, $actor."

Returns

null. Like the other action commands, a successful echo in the handle phase suppresses the event's default action.

Examples

after command (say) {
  echo $actor "A cold draft raises the hair on your neck."
}

The actor — and only the actor — sees the line.

after command (laugh) {
  echo "room" "The walls themselves seem to laugh with $actor."
}

Everyone in the owner's room sees this, with $actor replaced by the actor's name.

See also

• emit — act-style messages with $actor/victim grammar and per-observer phrasing.
• do — make the owner perform a command (which may itself produce output).
• Strings and interpolation · Handlers, events, and phases