List of Slash Commands

This is a list of all slash commands that can be used within City of Heroes/Villains, in alphabetical order.

/ac message	Alias for /arena
/afk message	Marks the player as Away From Keyboard (with given message)
/ai player	Alias for /arena_invite
/alttray	Toggle the secondary tray while a key is being pressed (for keybinds)
/alt2tray	Toggle the tertiary tray while a key is being pressed (for keybinds)
/alttraysticky	Toggle the secondary tray
/arena message	Sends the specified message on the arena chat channel. Alias: /ac
/arena_invite player	Invite player to join your arena event. Alias: /ai
/assist	Change your current target to selected ally's or enemy's target
/assist_name player	Change your current target to specified ally's target
/auction message	Send message to Auction channel
/autoperf	Automatically change world detail for performance
/autoreply	Start a reply for client
/autorun	Toggles autorun
/b message	Alias for /broadcast
/backward	Move backwards
/beginchat	Starts chat-entry mode with given string
/bind_load_file filename	Reads a list of keybinds from a file
/bind_load_file_silent filename	Sames as bind_load_file but does not display confirmation message
/bind_load	Reads a list of keybinds from COH_INSTALL_DIRECTORY\keybinds.txt
/bind_save_file filename	Saves all keybinds to specified file
/bind_save_file_silent filename	Sames as bind_save_file but does not display confirmation message
/bind_save	Saves all keybinds to COH_INSTALL_DIRECTORY\keybinds.txt
/bind key command	Binds a key to a command or group of commands
/bloomscale number	Sets bloom blur scale, valid values are 2 and 4
/bloomweight number	Sets bloom scale, valid values 0.0 - 2.0
/broadcast message	Send message to Broadcast channel. Aliases: /b, /y, /yell
/buffs	Toggle team buff display
/bug subject	Report a Bug
/c message	Send message on the Coalition channel (Also: coalition)
/camdist distance	Sets the distance in feet that the third person camera pulls back behind the player
/camreset	Camreset is bound to the PageDown key (default) to reset the camera behind the player
/camrotate	Camrotate is bound to the PageUp key to allow controlled camera rotation around the player This command should not be invoked through the console!
/camturn	Turn camera to match player
/canlook	Whether the player can use the mouse to look around
/cc	Open costume change window (Also: costume_change)
/cc slot	Change costume to specified costume slot (0-4) (Also: costume_change)
/chan_create channel	Create a new chat channel
/chan_desc channel description	Set the channel's description
/chan_invite channel username	Invite a player or chat handle to a chat channel. Alias: /ginvite
/chan_invite_gf channel	Invites your entire global friends list to a global chat channel
/chan_invite_sg channel rank	Invite your entire Supergroup to a global chat channel. Only leaders may use this command. The rank parameter may be any of the ranks listed below. Alias: /ginvite_sg 0 Invite the entire supergroup (members, captains, and leaders). 1 Invite captains and leaders only. 2 Invite leaders only.
/chan_invite_team channel	Invites your entire team or Task Force to a Global chat channel
/chan_join channel	Join an existing chat channel
/chan_leave channel	Leave a chat channel
/chan_members channel	List all members of channel
/chan_mode channel options	Changes default access rights for new user who joins the channel. If you set -join, no one can join unless invited by an operator. +join / -join Allows/disallows users from joining the channel +send / -send Gives/removes user ability to send messages to channel +operator / -operator   Gives/removes operator status from another user in the channel
/chan_motd channel message	Set the channel's Message Of The Day, which is sent to everyone that joins or logs into the channel
/chan_send channel message	Send message to chat channel. You must be in the channel and have Send priviledges. (Also: send)
/chan_user_mode channel global options	Sets user permissions for the user with the handle global (without the @) on channel. You must have operator status to set permissions. -join Kicks user from channel +send / -send Gives/removes user ability to send messages to channel +operator / -operator   Gives/removes operator status to user in the channel
/change_handle new_global	Change your global user name, if allowed.
/chat_cycle	Cycles through the default chat channels
/chat_load	Reads a list of chat settings from COH_INSTALL_DIRECTORY\chat.txt
/chat_load_file filename	Reads a list of chat settings from a file
/chat_save	Saves a list of chat settings to COH_INSTALL_DIRECTORY\chat.txt
/chat_save_file filename	Saves a list of chat settings to a file
/chat_set string	Sets the channel to the given string
/chat	Toggles the chat window
/chatoptions window	Toggles chat options for specified window (0-4)
/ci player	Alias for /coalition_invite
/clearchat	Clear all chat buffers
/clear_petnames	Clear the names of all your named pets
/clicktomove	Enables click-to-move mode. Alias: /ctm
/cmdlist	Prints out most slash commands in the chat window
/coalition message	Spends the specified message on the Coalition channel. Alias: /c
/coalition_cancel supergroup	Cancel coalition with a supergroup.
/coalition_invite player	Invite player's supergroup to join coalition. Alias: /ci
/coalition_mintalkrank rank	Sets the minimum rank of members of a coalition supergroup who your supergroup can hear.
/coalition_nosend	Stop your supergroup from sending coalition chat to an ally supergroup.
/coalition_sg_mintalkrank rank	Sets the minimum rank of members of your supergroup who can use coalition chat. Note: This command is currently non-functional.
/comment	Set search comment
/compatiblecursors	Enables useage of basic Windows mouse cursors instead of graphical cursors (command line option)
/copychat tab	Copy the entire chat history from specified chat Tab into the clipboard
/costume_change slot	Change costume to specified costume slot; opens the costume change window with no argument. Alias: /cc
/ctm	Alias for /clicktomove
/ctmtoggle	Toggles click-to-move mode
/ctstoggle	Toggles the click to source display
/cursorcache	Enable cursor cache for smoother cursor changes
/demorecord filename	Record a demo to the given name
/demostop	Stop demo record/play
/demote character	Demote supergroup member one rank
/dialog_answer choice	Answer dialog with button matching the provided text choice (ok, yes, no, cancel, or accept)
/dialog_no	Answer OK, No, or Cancel to current dialog
/dialog_yes	Answer OK, Yes, or Accept to current dialog
/disable2D	Disables 2D sprite drawing
/dofweight	Sets DOF scale, valid values 0.0 - 2.0
/down	Move down (if flying)
/e emote	Emotes a text string or performs valid emote animation (Also: em or emote)
/e3screenshot	Enables special e3 2004 screenshot mode
/em emote	Emotes a text string or performs valid emote animation (Also: e or emote)
/emaildelete number	Delete specified message
/emailsend characters subject body	Send in-game email message
/emote emote	Emotes a text string or performs valid emote animation (Also: e or em)
/estrange character	Remove character from friend list
/ex character	Invite character to be your exemplar, must have character targeted if no name is provided (Also: exemplar or rsk)
/exemplar character	Invite character to be your exemplar, must have character targeted if no name is provided. Aliases: /ex, /mal, /malefactor, /rsk
/f message	Send message to friends channel
/face	Turn player to face target
/findmember	Find a player
/first	Toggles between first and third person camera
/fl	Display friend list (Also: friendlist)
/follow	Toggle follow mode (/cmdlist says that follow takes an argument (0 or 1), it does not)
/forward	Move forward
/forward_mouse	Move forward; enable autorun after 2 seconds
/friend character	Add character to friend list
/friendlist	Display friend list (Also: fl)
/fsaa	Sets the amount of full screen antialiasing
/fullscreen	Sets video mode to fullscreen
/g message	Alias for /team
/gamereturn	Leave fullscreen, close dialogs, and close non-essential windows. Alias: /window_close_extra
/getarenastats	Get your arena stats
/get_comment	Get search comment
/getpos	Alias for /loc
/gfriend name	Add player to your global friends list. Alias: /gfriend_player
/gfriend_player name	Alias for /gfriend
/gfriends	Display all members of your global friends list
/ghide	Make yourself invisible to your global friends.
/gignore username	Adds a player from your global ignore list.
/gignoring	Lists the players on your global ignore list
/ginvite channel_name username	Alias for /chan_invite
/ginvite_sg channel_name rank	Alias for /chan_invite_sg
/gmotd	View the global message again.
/goto_tray number	Go to specified power tray number in the primary tray
/goto_tray_alt number	Go to specified power tray number in the secondary tray
/goto_tray_alt2 number	Go to specified power tray number in the tertiary tray
/goto_trays_tray position tray	Go to specified power tray number (1 to 10) in the given position.
/group message	Alias for /team
/guide message	Alias for /help
/gunfriend name	Remove player from global friends list. Alias: /gunfriend_player
/gunfriend_player name	Alias for /gunfriend
/gunhide	Make yourself visible to your global friends
/gunignore username	Removes a player from your global ignore list.
/h message	Alias for /help
/help message	Sends the specified message to the Help chat channel
/hide	Opens the hide options dialog window
/hide_all	Hides you completely from all other players, similar to the old /hide functionality
/hide_friends	Hide from server friends
/hide_gchannels	Hide from global chat channels
/hide_gfriends	Hide from global friends
/hide_invite	Block all invite requests
/hide_search	Hide from searches
/hide_sg	Hide from Super Group
/hide_tell	Hide from tells (private messages)
/hideprimarychat	Hide/unhide primary chat window text messages
/i character	Alias for /invite
/ignore character	Ignore character
/ignore_spammer character	Ignore character and sends alert to customer service
/ignorelist	Displays a list of ignored characters
/info	Opens the info window for the current target (yourself if you have no target).
/info_self	Opens the info window for yourself
/info_self_tab tab	Opens the specified tab of the info window for yourself
/info_tab tab	Opens the specified tab of the info window for the current target (yourself if you have no target)
/inspexec_name inspiration	Activate an inspiration by name
/inspexec_pet_name inspiration petname	Gives an inspiration to the named pet
/inspexec_pet_target petname	Gives an inspiration to the targeted pet
/inspexec_slot number	Activate an inspiration slot in the first row (needs confirmation of possible options) Alias: /inspirationslot
/inspexec_tray row column	Activate an inspiration slot in the given row and column
/inspirationslot	Alias for /inspexec_slot
/invite character	Invite character to join team. Alias: /i
/k character	Alias for /kick
/keybind_reset	Alias for /unbind_all
/kick character	Remove character from team. Alias: /k
/kiosk	Pop up the kiosk info for the nearest kiosk if you're close enough
/l message	Alias for /local
/lackey	Alias for /sidekick
/leaveteam	Leave your current team
/left	Strafe left
/lfg	Toggle looking for group status
/lfgset status	Sets your "looking for group" status. status is a parameter that indicates which status you wish to set and may be one of the following values. Setting the status to other values is undefined and may cause unexpected results. 0 Not looking 1 Looking for any 2 Looking for Patrol 4 Looking for Missions 8 Looking for Task Force 16 Looking for Trial 32 Looking for Arena
/lightmaplodscale	Set lightmap LOD scale
/lk	Alias for /sidekick
/loc	Get coordinates of current location on the map. Alias: /getpos
/local message	Sends the specified message on the Local channel. Alias: /l
/localtime	Prints local time (on your computer)
/logchat	Toggle chat logging
/lookdown	Pitch camera down
/lookup	Pitch camera up
/macro name command	Add a macro to first empty slot
/macroslot slot name command	Add a macro to specified slot
/makeleader character	Change the team leader to targeted character, must have character targeted if no name is provided. Alias: /ml
/mal	Alias for /exemplar
/malefactor	Alias for /exemplar
/manage	Go to the enhancement management screen
/map	Toggles the map window
/maxfps	Limits max frames per second.
/maximize	Maximizes the window
/maxInactiveFps	Limits max frames per second while the game is not in the foreground.
/me	Alias for /emote
/menu	Toggles the menu
/ml character	Alias for /makeleader
/mouse_invert	Invert meaning of mouseY for mouselook
/mouse_look	Command key for mouselook
/mouse_speed	Scale factor for mouse look
/mousepitchmode	Set mouse pitch mode
/myhandle	Display your chat handle
/namecaptain name	Renames the 'Captain' supergroup rank
/namecommander name	Renames the 'Commander' supergroup rank
/nameenforcer name	Renames the 'Enforcer' supergroup rank
/nameflunky name	Renames the 'Flunky' supergroup rank
/nameleader name	Renames the 'Leader' supergroup rank
/namelieutenant name	Renames the 'Lieutenant' supergroup rank
/namemember name	Renames the 'Member' supergroup rank
/nameoverlord name	Renames the 'Overlord' supergroup rank
/nameringleader name	Renames the 'Ringleader' supergroup rank
/nametaskmaster name	Renames the 'Taskmaster' supergroup rank
/nav	Toggles the navigation window
/netgraph int	Displays network connection information. Set int to 1 to enable, set to 0 to disable. You can also set it to 2 to see a large version.
/newspaper	Open up the newspaper
/next_tray	Go to next tray
/next_tray_alt	Go to next secondary tray
/next_tray_alt2	Go to next tertiary tray.
/next_trays_tray	Go to next trays tray slot.
/nojumprepeat	Disable jump auto-repeat
/norenderthread	Tell the client to not use a separate thread for rendering graphics. (You're unlikely to want to do this.)
/nosunflare	Disables sun flare for performance debugging
/option_save	Saves a list of option settings to COH_INSTALL_DIRECTORY\options.txt
/option_save_file filename	Saves a list of option settings to a file
/option_load	Reads a list of option settings from COH_INSTALL_DIRECTORY\options.txt
/option_load_file filename	Reads a list of option settings from a file
/option_set optionname value	Sets an option setting
/option_toggle optionname	Toggles an option setting. (This command is correctly bugged and can cause the client to crash)
/option_list	Lists names allowed for /option_set and /option_toggle
/p character message	Alias for /tell
/petcom commands	Sends commands to your current pet.
/petcom_all commands	Sends commands to all pets.
/petcom_name pet_name commands	Sends commands to named pet.
/petcom_pow power_name commands	Sends commands to pets summoned by named power.
/petition message	Sends in-game user petition to customer support
/petoptions	Displays pet option context menu
/petrename name	Rename your current pet.
/petrename_name name	Rename the named pet.
/petsay message	Current pet says the message.
/petsay_all message	All pets say the message.
/petsay_name pet_name message	Named pet says the message.
/petsay_pow power_name message	Pets summoned by named power says the message.
/pet_select integer	Selects a pet from the list, starting with 0? at the top.
/pet_select_name pet_name	Selects the named pet.
/playerturn	Turn player to match camera
/powers	Toggles the power inventory display
/powexec_abort	Cancels the auto-attack power and the queued power
/powexec_alt2slot slot	Executes the given power slot from the second alternate tray
/powexec_altslot slot	Executes the given power slot from the alternate tray
/powexec_auto power	Sets the auto-attack power to given named power (or blank to shut it off, or toggles if it's on already)
/powexec_name power	Executes a power with the given name
/powexec_slot slot	Executes the given power slot from the current tray
/powexec_toggleoff power	Toggles a given power off. If its already off, does nothing
/powexec_toggleon power	Toggles a given power on. If its already on, does nothing
/powexec_tray slot tray	Executes a power in the given tray and slot
/powexec_unqueue	Cancels the currently queued power
/prev_tray	Go to previous tray
/prev_tray_alt	Go to previous secondary tray
/prev_tray_alt2	Go to previous tertiary tray.
/prev_trays_tray	Go to previous trays tray slot.
/private character message	Alias for /tell
/profiler_record file	Record client profiler information to specified file.
/profiler_stop	Stop recording profiler information.
/promote character	Promote supergroup member one rank
/quickchat	Pops up the quickchat menu
/quit	Quits game
/raid_invite	Alias for /sgraid_invite
/release	Activate medicom unit for emergency medical transport when defeated
/release_pets	Release your current pets
/reloadgfx	Unloads all textures (causing them to be reloaded dynamically)
/renderscale	Changes the scale at which the 3D world is rendered relative to your screen size
/renderscalefilter	Changes method of filtering used in renderscaling
/renderscalex	Changes the horizontal scale at which the 3D world is rendered relative to your screen size
/renderscaley	Changes the vertical scale at which the 3D world is rendered relative to your screen size
/rendersize	Changes the size at which the 3D world is rendered
/renderthread	Tell the client to use a separate thread for rendering graphics. (Unneeded as of i11.)
/reply message	Sends message to the last person who sent you a tell
/req message	Alias for /request
/request message	Send message to Request channel. Alias: /req
/requestexitmission number	Leave the mission once it is completed. It requires a number argument, but the number doesn't seem to do anything. This command does not appear on the /cmdlist.
/respec	Go to the power respecification screen if you have a free respec
/right	Strafe right
/rsk character	Alias for /exemplar
/s message	Alias for /say
/say message	Sends the given text on the current chat channel. Alias: /s
/screen resolution	Sets X and Y screen dimensions, should be constrained to 640x480,1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200, etc.
/screenshot	Save a .jpg format screenshot
/screenshottga	Save a .tga format screenshot
/screenshottitle title	Save a .jpg format screenshot with the given title.
/screenshotui boolean	Show ui in screenshots
/sea character	Alias for /search
/search character	Find a character. Alias: /sea
/sell message	Send message to the Auction channel
/send channel message	Send message to specified global chat channel
/servertime	Print the current server time
/set_title number	Set badge title by number, if you do not have the specified badge your current badge title will be cleared
/sg message	Alias for /supergroup
/sgi character	Alias for /sginvite
/sginvite character	Invite character to join supergroup. Alias: /sgi
/sgk character	Alias for /sgkick
/sgkick character	Kick character from supergroup. Alias: /sgk
/sgleave	Leave the current supergroup.
/sgmode	Toggle supergroup mode.
/sgmodeset mode	Set Supergroup mode. 0 Leave supergroup mode. 1 Enter supergroup mode.
/sgraid_invite player	Invite player's supergroup to an instant raid. Alias: /raid_invite
/sgraid_window daybits hour	Sets your supergroup raid window.
/sgsetdemotetimeout days	Sets the number of days a leader in your supergroup has to log in before the leader is demoted. Note: This command is currently non-functional.
/sgsetdescription description	Sets your supergroup description.
/sgsetmotd message	Sets the supergroup's message of the day.
/sgsetmotto motto	Sets the supergroup's motto.
/sgstats	Display supergroup info in chat window. Note: This command is currently non-functional.
/shaderdetail	Changes the shader detail level
/shadowvol boolean	Controls whether or not shadow volumes are drawn
/show	Forces the given window to be shown. Alias: /window_show
/showfps boolean	Show current framerate
/show_petnames	Displays the names of all your named pets
/sidekick character	Invite character to be your sidekick, must have character targeted if no name is provided. Alias: /lackey, /lk, /sk
/sk	Alias for /sidekick
/slashchat	Starts chat-entry mode with slash
/speed_turn number	Set the number of degrees for rotateleft/right
/ss boolean	Controls whether or not simple shadows are drawn
/startchat	Starts chat-entry mode
/stopinactivedisplay	Stops rendering when the game is not the foreground application
/stuck	Try to get unstuck if you are stuck in the geometry.
/sync	Try to get back in sync if you are out of sync with the server.
/synch	Alias for /sync
/supergroup message	Sends the specified message to the Supergroup channel. Alias: /sg
/suppressCloseFx	Hide all personal FX when the camera is closer than the suppressCloseFxDist
/suppressCloseFxDist number	Within this camera distance, personal FX will be suppressed.
/t name message	Alias for /tell
/tabglobalnext	Cycle forward through all chat tabs in all windows, will open the corresponding chat window if necessary
/tabglobalprev	Cycle backward through all chat tabs in all windows, will open the corresponding chat window if necessary
/tabnext window	Cycle forward through all chat tabs in specified chat window
/tabprev window	Cycle backward through all chat tabs in specified chat window
/tabselect tab	Select the given chat tab, will open the corresponding chat window if necessary
/tabtoggle	Make the previously active chat tab the new active tab
/target	Toggles the target window
/target_custom_far params	Targets furthest matching target using the same parameters as used by /target_custom_next.
/target_custom_near params	Targets nearest matching target using the same parameters as used by /target_custom_next.
/target_custom_next params	Cycles through matching targets in near to far order using the following parameters. enemy Hostile enemies. friend Friendlies (including pets). defeated 0 HP targets. alive Living targets. mypet Include only your pets. notmypet Exclude your pets. base Include only passive base items. notbase Exclude passive base items. teammate Include only teammates. notteammate Exclude teammates. anything else Matches against name for specific targeting
/target_custom_prev params	Cycles through matching targets in far to near order using the same parameters as used by /target_custom_next.
/target_enemy_far	Targets the farthest enemy
/target_enemy_near	Targets the nearest enemy
/target_enemy_next	Cycles through visible targetable enemies in near to far order
/target_enemy_prev	Cycles through visible targetable enemies in far to near order
/target_friend_far	Targets the farthest friend
/target_friend_near	Targets the nearest friend
/target_friend_next	Cycles through visible targetable friends in near to far order
/target_friend_prev	Cycles through visible targetable friends in far to near order
/target_name name	Targets next entity that matches the given name.
/team message	Send message on the Team channel. Aliases: /g, /group
/team_select number	Select specified Team member
/tell name, message	Sends a private message to a specific player. If name is a character name, the message will fail unless the player is online. If name is a global name, the message will be delivered the next time that player is online. Note that the comma after name is required or the command will fail. Aliases: /t, /p, /private, /whisper
/tell_last message	Sends a tell to the last player you sent a tell to. Alias: /tl
/texaniso	Sets the amount of anisotropic filtering to use, reloads textures
/texwordeditor	Edit the text layout for translatable textures
/third	Toggles between first and third person camera
/tl message	Alias for /tell_last
/toggle_enemy_prev	Cycles through targetable enemies in reverse order
/toggle_enemy	Cycles through targetable enemies starting with the closest
/toggle	Show a window if hidden, hide a window if shown. Alias: /window_toggle
/trade character	Invite character to trade, must have character targeted if no name is provided
/tray	Toggles the tray window
/tray_sticky position state	Set the sticky-state of the specified tray. 0 removes stickiness, anything else adds it.
/tray_sticky_alt2	Toggle the sticky-state of the alt2 tray.
/turnleft degrees	Rotate left a fixed number of degrees
/turnright degrees	Rotate right a fixed number of degrees
/unbind keyname	Unbinds a bound key (sets it to default). If the default action is not desired, use: /bind keyname "nop"
/unbind_all	Resets keybinds, returning all keys to their default bindings.
/unex	Alias for /unexemplar
/unexemplar	No longer be an exemplar or malefactor. Aliases: /unex, /unmal, /unmalefactor, /unrsk
/unfriend character	Remove character from friends list
/unhide	Opens the hide options dialog window
/unhide_all	Stop hiding from all other players and allow them to see whether you are online
/unhide_friends	Stop hiding from server friends
/unhide_gchannels	Stop hiding from global chat channels
/unhide_gfriends	Stop hiding from global friends
/unhide_invite	Stop blocking invite requests
/unhide_search	Stop hiding from searches
/unhide_sg	Stop hiding from Super Group
/unhide_tell	Stop hiding from tells (private messages)
/unignore character	Unignore character
/unlackey	Alias for /unsidekick
/unlk	Alias for /unsidekick
/unmal	Alias for /unexemplar
/unmalefactor	Alias for /unexemplar
/unrsk	Alias for /unexemplar
/unselect	Unselects currently selected thing
/unsidekick	No longer be a mentor or a sidekick. Alias: /unlackey, /unlk, /unsk
/unsk	Alias for /unsidekick
/up	Jump or fly up
/usebumpmaps	Use bumpmaps
/usedof	Use Depth of Field effects if available
/usefp	Use a floating point render target for HDR lighting effects if available
/usehdr	Use HDR lighting effects (Bloom/tonemapping) if available
/userenderscale	Enables/disables render scaling feature
/usewater	Use fancy water effects if available
/vis_scale distance	Controls draw distance (1.0=default)
/watching	List all channels that you belong to
/wdw_load	Reads a list of window settings from COH_INSTALL_DIRECTORY\wdw.txt
/wdw_load_file filename	Reads a list of window settings from a file
/wdw_save	Saves a list of window settings to COH_INSTALL_DIRECTORY\wdw.txt
/wdw_save_file filename	Saves a list of window settings to a file
/whereami	Tells the name of the map you are on
/whisper name, message	Alias for /tell
/who	Brings up the find player window; with argument, searches for players matching the argument in the current zone
/whoall	Shows who is on the current map
/window_close_extra	Alias for /gamereturn
/window_color	Changes the window colors
/window_hide	Forces the given window to be hidden.
/window_resetall	Resets all window locations, sizes, and visibility to their defaults.
/window_scale	Change a single window scale.
/window_show	Forces the given window to be shown. Alias: /show
/window_toggle	Show a window if hidden, hide a window if shown. Alias: /toggle
/y message	Alias for /broadcast
/yell message	Alias for /broadcast
/zoomin	Zoom camera in
/zoomout	Zoom camera out

Notes

• In the cmdlist output, hide is listed as an alias for the window_hide command. However, hide is a unique slash command that does not replicate the window_hide command.