Command Syntax

Command Syntax

IB.ai's command syntax may be a little confusing, which is why it is explained more in depth here.

Arguments

Arguments are denoted either in <> or [], whereas literals are not. The text inside the bracket is called the argument name.

Brackets	Name	Purpose
<>	Required arguments	All arguments in angled brackets are required and the command will not work if they are not provided
[]	Optional arguments	All arguments in square brackets are optional and the command will work without them

As an example, the following (nonexistent, for demonstration purposes only) command: &ban <user> [time].

This would denote that the command takes in a required user and an optional time. Using common reasoning, one arrives at the conclusion that the user is permanently banned unless a time is specified. An example of how to use that command could be: &ban Arraying#7363 3h. Please note that "user" and "time" inputs are elaborated upon here.

If an argument is not surrounded in brackets, please take it literally. For example &roast user <user> could be &roast user Arraying#7363 and not &roast Arraying#7363 Arraying#7363.

Argument lists

Sometimes, there's only a few possible arguments. For this, argument lists are used, which are delimited by the pipe symbol (|).

Example (hypothetical)	Explanation	Possible Example
&onlinestatus <online|away|dnd>	The argument must be one of the ones in the provided list	&onlinestatus dnd
&onlinestatus [online|away|dnd]	The argument is optional but if present must be one of the ones provided in the list	&onlinestatus or &onlinestatus dnd