Programs IRC and many in-game chat clients use the slash to mark commands, such as joining and leaving a chat room or sending private messages. For example, in IRC, is a command to join the channel "services" and is a command to format the following message as though it were an action instead of a spoken message. In Minecrafts chat function, the slash is used for executing console and plugin commands. In Second Lifes chat function, the slash is used to select the "communications channel", allowing users to direct commands to virtual objects "listening" on different channels. For example, if a virtual house's lights were set to use channel 42, the command "/42 on" would turn them on. In Discord, slash commands are used to send special messages and execute commands, like sending a shrug emoji (¯\_(ツ)_/¯) or a table flip emoji ((╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻), or changing one's nickname using "/nick". Slash commands can also be used to use Discord bots.
Programs IRC and many in-game chat clients use the slash to mark commands, such as joining and leaving a chat room or sending private messages For example, in IRC, is a command to join the channel "services" and is a command to format the following message as though it were an action instead of a spoken message. In Minecrafts chat function, the slash is used for executing console and plugin commands. In Second Lifes chat function, the slash is used to select the "communications channel", allowing users to direct commands to virtual objects "listening" on different channels. For example if a virtual house's lights were set to use channel 42, the command "/42 on" would turn them on. In Discord, slash commands are used to send special messages and execute commands, like sending a shrug emoji (¯\_(ツ)_/¯) or a table flip emoji ((╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻), or changing one's nickname using "/nick". Slash commands can also be used to use Discord bots.