AnswerBook 2.x Commands Summary

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Runs: 228,459 | Queries: 95,166,996

AnswerBook 2.x Commands Summary

The following is a list of commands available through AnswerBook 2.x:
(Note: This document assumes that your trigger is ??)

AnswerBook 2 Plugins | Other Useful Features | User Management | Custom Definitions | Random Quotes | Bot Management/Miscellaneous

AnswerBook 2 Plugins

Command	Description
Dictionary/Custom Definitions
?? <word>	Looks up the word in the dictionary if it's not already defined as a custom definition. Eg. ?? perplexing
Random Quotes
?? randquote [number] or .quote [number]	Gets a random quote if [number] is omitted or will display the quote #number. Eg. .quote for random, .quote 4 for quote #4
Translator
?? <from>_<to> <text>	Translates text from one language to another. Valid language pairs for <from> and <to> are: en_zh (Chinese), en_fr (French), en_de (German), en_it (Italian), en_ja (Japanese), en_ko (Korean), en_pt (Portuguese), en_es (Spanish), fr_de (French to German). Also valid are: zh_en, fr_en, de_en, it_en, ja_en, ko_en, pt_en, ru_en, es_en, de_fr. Eg. ?? en_fr hello
Whois/Domain Lookup
?? <domain>.[com\|net\|org\|ca]	Looks up registrant info for any .com, .net, .org or .ca domain. Eg. ?? answerbook.com
Weather Forecast
?? forecast <city> [, <state/province>] , <country> [, <continent>]	Gets a weather forecast for a city in any country other than the USA. Eg. ?? forecast paris, france, for capitals or popular cities: ?? forecast canberra
?? usforecast <city> [, <state>]	Gets a weather forecast for a US city. Eg. ?? usforecast tampa, fl, for state capitals or popular cities: ?? usforecast syracuse
Currency Converter
?? exch <amount> <from>_<to>	Converts an amount from one currency to another. Valid for <from> and <to> can be the name of a country (Turkey) or a 3-letter currency shortform (TRL). Eg. ?? exch 100 USD-CAD
?? exch list	Gets a list of countries and their currency shortform.
?? exch update	Downloads the latest currency exchange rates.
Units Converter
?? conv <quantity> <from>_<to>	Converts a number from one unit to another. Valid for <from> and <to> can be the name of a unit (centimeter) or an abbreviation (cm). Eg. ?? conv 100 cm-m
?? conv types	Gets a list of conversion types.
Thesaurus
?? thesaurus <word> or ?? th <word>	Looks up the word in the thesaurus. Eg. ?? th like
TV Show
?? tv <show name>	Looks up info about a TV show. Eg. ?? tv friends
?? tv <network> <show name>	Looks up info about a TV show airing on the specified network. Eg. ?? tv tbs friends
News
?? news <section>	Gets the latest news from the specified section. Eg. ?? news top for Top Stories.
?? news <headline>	Gets a short description of the news article with a link to full news story. Eg. ?? news Jurors Sworn in for Ryder's Trial for that article. Note: You do not have to type in the entire headline, just a key phrase (ie: Ryder's Trial) is enough.
?? news sections	Displays a list of available news sections.
?? news update	Downloads the latest news headlines.
Movies
?? movies or ?? boxoffice	Gets box office movie statistics from the most recently ended weekend.
?? movie <movie title> [<year>]	Looks up info about a movie. Eg. ?? movie the matrix 1999 or ?? movie the matrix reloaded
?? actor bio <actor/actress name>	Gets a short biography about an actor/acrtress. Note: This command is best used in DCC mode due to long descriptions. Eg. ?? actor bio keanu reeves
?? actor films <actor/actress name>	Gets a short filmography about an actor/acrtress. Note: This command is best used in DCC mode due to long lists of films. Eg. ?? actor films keanu reeves
Sports
?? sports <league>	Gets a list of all scheduled games and final scores for completed games for the specified league. Eg. ?? sports nhl. Available leagues: NHL, NBA, NFL and MLB.
Distance Between Two Cities
?? dist <from place>-<to place> or ?? distance <from place>-<to place>	Finds the distance between two specified cities. Eg. ?? dist new york, ny-paris, france
Phone Number Lookup
?? caphone <10 digit number>	Looks up details for a Canadian residential phone number. Eg. ?? caphone 4165551212
?? cabiz <10 digit number>	Looks up details for a Canadian business phone number. Eg. ?? cabiz 4165551212
?? usphone <10 digit number>	Looks up details for a US residential phone number. Eg. ?? usphone 4165551212
?? usbiz <10 digit number>	Looks up details for a US business phone number. Eg. ?? usbiz 4165551212
eBay Auctions
?? ebay <item number>	Looks up info on the given eBay auction item number. Eg. ?? ebay 1856570904
Webserver OS & Software
?? http <www.server.com> or ?? web <www.server.com>	Gets the webserver operating system and software used. Eg. ?? http www.answerbook.com
IP Lookup
?? ip <xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx>	Looks up the netblock owner info for the specified IP address. Eg. ?? ip 205.229.233.1
?? ip <net name>	Looks up the netblock owner info for the specified NetName. Eg. ?? ip FBI
Stock Quotes
?? quote <symbol>[.ca]	Gets a stock quote based on its ticker symbol. For Canadian symbols, append a .ca to the symbol. Eg. ?? quote NVDA, for a Canadian symbol: ?? quote aty.ca
?? quote indexes	Displays a common list of market indexes.
Horoscopes
?? horoscope <zodiac sign> or ?? hs <zodiac sign>	Gets a daily horoscope for the specified zodiac sign. Eg. ?? hs libra
?? horoscope signs	Displays a list of zodiac signs.
SpellCheck
?? spellcheck <word> or ?? spell <word>	Checks for the spelling of the word and if spelt incorrectly, it will display suggestions. Eg. ?? spell misspelled
Word of the Day
?? wotd	Gets today's word of the day.
Ebonics
?? en_eb <text>	Translates ordinary English into slang. Note/Disclaimer: This isn't real ebonics; it's mostly slang and what people believe to be ebonics. Eg. ?? en_eb hello, how are you?

Other Useful Features

Command	Description
?? calc <expression>	Performs simple calculations. Eg. ?? calc 1+1
?? genie <question>	Ask the Genie a question and receive a response. Eg. ?? genie should i attend class today?
?? ebayfees <list price> <final price>	Gets eBay fees associated with the the auction's list price and final price.
?? ebayurl <item number>	Builds a link for the specified auction.
?? paypal <amount>	Calculates PayPal fees for a specified dollar amount.
?? rpaypal <amount>	Calculates how much money to send so that the receiver will receive the dollar amount specified.
?? google <search phrase> or ?? g <search phrase>	Builds a link for the specified search phrase.
?? instagoogle <search phrase> or ?? ig <search phrase>	Builds a link for the specified search phrase and navigates to best result using Google's "I'm feeling lucky!" feature.

User Management

Command	Description
.abaddpeon	Adds a user with PEON level access (level 30). Peons are exempt from spam checks.
.abadduser	Adds a user with USER level access (level 50). Users are also spam-exempt and can also add/change/delete definitions and quotes.
.abaddop	Adds a user with OP level access (level 60). Ops can do everything users can and can also add other users as well as add definitions utilizing mIRC functions like $uptime.
.abaddcoowner	Adds a user with COOWNER level access (level 90). Coowners can do everything owners can except add other coowners and cannot use .abrehash. Coowners and Owners can also add definitions that use potentially destructive functions like $eval.
.abadd	Adds a user with any user level.
.abdeluser	Deletes a user from any user level.
.abaccess	Looks up your current access level or the access level of another user.
.abignore	Adds someone to the permanent ignore list.
.abunignore	Removes someone from the permanent ignore list.

Custom Definitions

Command	Description
.adddef	Adds a new custom definition.
.deldef	Deletes an existing custom definition.
.chdef	Changes an existing custom definition.
.appdef	Appends to an existing custom definition.
.infodef	Gets more info (author, date, locks) about an existing custom definition.
.literaldef	Displays the custom def in its original form when added.
.finddef	Searches through the database for a custom def using its name or text.
.lockdef	Locks a custom definition so only certain users can modify the text.
.lockviewdef	Locks a custom definition so only certain users can view the text.
.populardef	Gets top 10 statistics on the most queried custom def or the author who added the most custom definitions.
.cleardefcache	Deletes all definitions normally cached by the AnswerBook Dictionary Plugin.

Feature	Notes
Multi-word Definitions	Just use an underscore (_) instead of a space. Eg. .adddef who_da_man you will make the text "you" for "?? who da man"
Dictionary Cache	The AnswerBook Dictionary Plugin will save all definitions previously looked up. This was done to improve speed and lighten server load for common words. To clear the cache of all saved dictionary definitions, use .cleardefcache
Definition aliasing	Definition aliasing allows you to have several definition terms to contain the same definition without having to define it multiple times. All you need to do is define it once and have the other terms "point" to the main term. For example: .adddef hello Welcome to #answerbook! .adddef hi #alias hello .adddef wassup #alias hello Now when you query ?? hello or ?? hi or ?? wassup, all will respond with "Welcome to #answerbook!". Notes: Definition aliasing works with multi-word definitions, parameter definitions (ie: ?? g or ?? paypal), dictionary entries and can be nested within one another, however it will only nest aliases up to 5 levels deep (to prevent accidental infinite loops of aliases that point to one another).

Random Quotes

Command	Description
.addquote	Adds a new quote.
.delquote	Deletes an existing quote.
.chquote	Changes and existing quote.
.infoquote	Gets more info (author, date, locks) about an existing quote.
.findquote	Searches through the database for a quote.
.lockquote	Locks a quote so only certain users can modify the quote.
.lockviewquote	Locks a quote so only certain users can view the quote.
.popularquote	Gets top 10 statistics on the most popular quote, the author who added the most quotes or the most quoted people.
.quoted	Displays a random quote by whoever was quoted.
.quote	Displays a random quote or a specific quote #.

Bot Management/Miscellaneous

Command	Description
.abstatus	Displays version, uptime and totals from database such as number of definitions, quotes, defpacks, queries processed.
.abupdate	Downloads most current parser flags as well as checking for new versions of AnswerBook.
.abignoreupdate	Dismisses further update notifications for a new version of AnswerBook.
.abset	Manages bot settings such as msgmodes (ie: /msg to chan or /notice to user), spam thresholds, nick, default trigger. Also allows per channel settings (ie: you might use "??" for your main channel but "?" as a trigger for another channel.)
.abhelp	Provides a link to this help page.
.abloadaddon	Loads an addon/defpack that has been downloaded and extracted to Addons\ folder.
.abunloadaddon	Unloads an existing addon/defpack.
.abbackup	Makes a backup copy of the database in the Backups\ folder.
.abenable	Re-enables all AnswerBook query functions after being disabled through .abdisable
.abdisable	Disables all AnswerBook query functions. Use .abenable to re-enable query functions.
.abreset	If AnswerBook crashes or behaves oddly, this will shutdown the current running process and launch a fresh copy of the EXE. The AnswerBook mIRC client is left intact.
.abkill	Shuts down the current running process of AnswerBook. The AnswerBook mIRC client is left intact.
.abrehash	Shuts down the current running process of AnswerBook and launches it again. It also reloads all currently loaded .MRC script files.
.abdie	Shuts down the current running process of AnswerBook and shuts down the AnswerBook mIRC client.

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