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<H2><A NAME="SEC57" HREF="ProgrammersManual_toc.html#TOC57">Built-in Commands</A></H2>
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As was mentioned in the chapter on command parsing, there are five commands
whose interpretation is fixed by the server: <CODE>PREFIX</CODE>,
<CODE>OUTPUTPREFIX</CODE>, <CODE>SUFFIX</CODE>, <CODE>OUTPUTSUFFIX</CODE>, and <CODE>.program</CODE>.
The first four of these are intended for use by programs that connect to the
MOO, so-called `client' programs. The <CODE>.program</CODE> command is used by
programmers to associate a MOO program with a particular verb. The server can,
in addition, recognize a sixth special command on any or all connections, the
<STRONG>flush</STRONG> command.
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The server also performs special processing on command lines that begin with
certain punctuation characters.
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This section discusses these built-in pieces of the command-interpretation
process.
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<LI><A HREF="ProgrammersManual_58.html#SEC58">Delimiters</A>: Command-Output Delimiters
<LI><A HREF="ProgrammersManual_59.html#SEC59">Programming</A>: Programming
<LI><A HREF="ProgrammersManual_60.html#SEC60">Flushing</A>: Flushing Unprocessed Input
<LI><A HREF="ProgrammersManual_61.html#SEC61">Initial Punctuation</A>: Initial Punctuation in Commands
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