What common commands are used on MUDs?
Most MUDS have a core of commands which players use to move around and interact with each other. For instance, there are commands for interacting with other players, like say (or sometimes “), and other commands like look, go, etc. In TinyMUD, there are commands like home (which always places you in your home — remember that), : (pose — try it), etc., which allow you to do stuff inside the database. Commands prefixed by a @ (generally) allow you to change the database! Commands like @describe, @create, @name, @dig and @link allow you to expand the universe, change it, or even, perhaps, @destroy it, under certain conditions. In LPMUDs, none of those apply; in order to edit the universe, you have to attain Wizardhood or be the God of the MUD. Whatever the case, these building commands are beyond the scope of this little sheet — find the documentation for whatever MUD you’re playing with and consume it avidly. Most MUDs have documentation on-line, although better documentation can be g
