BZFlag - Server Commands
Below is a list of the commands that are available in BZFlag. Access to most of these commands is controlled through permissions.
All commands are preceded by a '/' on any chat prompt. The format for
commands that take arguments are provided by the server by issuing the
command with no arguments. (ie. /ban)
Some commands take no arguments (eg. /shutdownserver,
/superkill) and therefore do not return the format string for the
command but execute the command instead.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| /? | List commands |
| /ban | Ban players using the specified IPs of the player specified for certain length of time from using this server. |
| /banlist | List all of the IPs currently banned from this server. Items from the master ban list on my.bzflag.org/bb have an '(m)' after the IP for masterban. If an argument is specified only bans that match the argument are displayed. |
| /checkip | Check if a specified IP is banned or not and report the results. |
| /clientquery | Retrieve client version info from all users, or just CALLSIGN if given |
| /countdown | Starts the countdown sequence for a timed game. The countdown sequence length can optionally be specified in seconds. |
| /date | Responds with the current server local date and time (same as /time). |
| /deregister | With an argument, it deregisters another user's callsign . Without, it removes your own registration. (only affects local registration) |
| /endgame | Ends the current game |
| /flag | Repositions flags. If unused is specified, flags carried by tanks are not affected. |
| /flag up | Removes all flags from the game |
| /flag show | Shows all flags with information. |
| /flag give | Give the specified flag to the specified player. This command spawns the flag directly above the play, so if they are moving the flag will fall on the ground near them. If the flag is not available, it will take a flag from the person who has the flag specified. You cannot give flags that do not exist on the map. |
| /flag take | Will take the flag that the player specified is currently carrying. |
| /flaghistory | Lists what flags players have grabbed in the past. |
| /gameover | Ends a timed game. |
| /ghost | Kicks off an impersonating player or ghost |
| /grouplist | Lists the available user groups |
| /groupperms | Lists the permissions for each group |
| /help | With no argument it displays a lists the help files available. With the argument it displays the contents of the help file. |
| /hostban | Ban players using the specified hostnames for a certain length of time from using this server. |
| /hostbanlist | List all of the host patterns currently banned from this server. |
| /hostunban | Will remove the the specified host from the ban list so that players from that host will be able to blay again. |
| /idban | Ban a player by bzbb id. This will stick even if the player ip changes. |
| /idbanlist | List all bans made with /idban |
| /identify | Log in to a registered callsign |
| /idlestats | Displays the idle time in seconds for each player. A player is idle when he is dead and has not respawned yet. |
| /idlist | Will list the currently banned IDs |
| /idunban | Will remove the ban on the ID specified so that the player may play on the server again. |
| /kick | Kick a named player off the server. |
| /kill | Kill a player (they explode) |
| /lagdrop | With no argument it displays current lagdrop setting, with argument it sets it to the value specified. This specifies the number of warnings a player gets due to high lag before the server kicks the players. |
| /lagstats | Lists network delays, jitter and number of lost (out of order packets) by player. |
| /lagwarn | With no argument it displays current lagwarn setting, with argument it sets it to the value specified. If a players lag is higher that the setting they will be warned, then kicked. |
| /masterban | Manipulate the master ban list |
| /me | This command displays an "action" that is conveyed to another player. It allows for a little more expressivity in the game. For example: "/me is hunting wabbits" turns into a message like "Thumper is hunting wabbits" that gets displayed differently to other players. |
| /msg | This command allows a player to send a message to another player. Similar to using the "," and "." message keys in the game and then selecting your recipient, this will send some message to particular player. |
| /mute | Allows a server admin to remove the ability for a player to communicate with other players. Once muted the player may only talk to admins on the server. This command removes the TALK permission for that user. |
| /part | Leave the server with a goodbye message (same as /quit). |
| /password | Attempt to gain administrator. The passwords are random and regenerated every time the server starts making this command nearly useless on norang.ca servers. |
| /playerlist | List player names and IP addresses. |
| /poll | Start a player poll |
| /quit | Leave the server with a goodbye message (same as /part). |
| /record | List all files in the recordings directory |
| /record start | Starts recording |
| /record stop | Stops recording |
| /record size | Specify size of recording buffer in megabytes (MB) |
| /record rate | Specify recording rate in seconds |
| /record stats | Display statistics of recording |
| /record file | Specify a filename for recording instead of using memory |
| /record save | Save an in-memory recording buffer to a file |
| /register | Register your current callsign locally to the specified password. Passwords must be at least 3 characters long, and the callsign may not contain quotes or other non-alphanumeric/space characters. We use global logons and this is not needed. |
| /reload | Reloads the user, group, and password files (for synchronization between multiple servers on the same machine) |
| /removegroup | Remove a user from a group |
| /replay list | List recording files that can be replayed |
| /replay load | Load a recording file for play |
| /replay play | Start playback of the loaded recording |
| /replay skip | Skip forwards or backwards through the recording |
| /report | Write a message to the server administrator |
| /reset | Reset a server variable to it's bzfs default setting. |
| /say | Generate a public message sent by the server. For example "/say This is a server message", will display [SERVER:] This is a server message (Thumper) |
| /sendhelp | Send a help file to a player |
| /serverquery | Report the server version number |
| /set | With no arguments it will list the values of all server variables. With the arguments it will set the variable that is specified to the value that is given. |
| /setgroup | Add a user to a group |
| /setpass | Changes your password (for locally registered users, not globally) |
| /showgroup | Lists the groups that a registered user is a member of |
| /showperms | Show permissions granted to yourself or another player |
| /shutdownserver | Stop serving BZFlag on this server. |
| /superkill | Kick all players off the server. |
| /time | Responds with the current server local date and time (same as /date). |
| /unban | Will remove the IP adress from the banlist, allowing someone from that address to conncet and play BZFlag. |
| /unmute | Allows a server admin to restore the TALK permission to a previously muted player. |
| /uptime | Prints server's current running time in days, hours, mins and secs. |
| /veto | If there is a poll active, this will cancel the poll. |
| /viewreports | View the server's report file. |
| /vote | If there is a poll active, this command will place a vote in favor or in opposition to the poll. Multiple languages are supported as a vote argument in addition to "yes" and "no". By default, you must be registered to vote on a poll. |