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<section id="module-evennia.commands.default.help">
<span id="evennia-commands-default-help"></span><h1>evennia.commands.default.help<a class="headerlink" href="#module-evennia.commands.default.help" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h1>
<p>The help command. The basic idea is that help texts for commands are best
written by those that write the commands - the developers. So command-help is
all auto-loaded and searched from the current command set. The normal,
database-tied help system is used for collaborative creation of other help
topics such as RP help or game-world aides. Help entries can also be created
outside the game in modules given by <strong>**settings.FILE_HELP_ENTRY_MODULES**</strong>.</p>
<dl class="py class">
<dt id="evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp">
<em class="property">class </em><code class="sig-prename descclassname">evennia.commands.default.help.</code><code class="sig-name descname">CmdHelp</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="o">**</span><span class="n">kwargs</span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="reference internal" href="../_modules/evennia/commands/default/help.html#CmdHelp"><span class="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><a class="headerlink" href="#evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Bases: <a class="reference internal" href="evennia.commands.default.muxcommand.html#evennia.commands.default.muxcommand.MuxCommand" title="evennia.commands.default.muxcommand.MuxCommand"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">evennia.commands.default.muxcommand.MuxCommand</span></code></a></p>
<p>Get help.</p>
<dl class="simple">
<dt>Usage:</dt><dd><p>help
help &lt;topic, command or category&gt;
help &lt;topic&gt;/&lt;subtopic&gt;
help &lt;topic&gt;/&lt;subtopic&gt;/&lt;subsubtopic&gt;</p>
</dd>
</dl>
<p>Use the help command alone to see an index of all help topics, organized
by category.eSome big topics may offer additional sub-topics.</p>
<dl class="py attribute">
<dt id="evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.key">
<code class="sig-name descname">key</code><em class="property"> = 'help'</em><a class="headerlink" href="#evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.key" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dl class="py attribute">
<dt id="evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.aliases">
<code class="sig-name descname">aliases</code><em class="property"> = ['?']</em><a class="headerlink" href="#evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.aliases" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dl class="py attribute">
<dt id="evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.locks">
<code class="sig-name descname">locks</code><em class="property"> = 'cmd:all()'</em><a class="headerlink" href="#evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.locks" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dl class="py attribute">
<dt id="evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.arg_regex">
<code class="sig-name descname">arg_regex</code><em class="property"> = re.compile('\\s|$', re.IGNORECASE)</em><a class="headerlink" href="#evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.arg_regex" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dl class="py attribute">
<dt id="evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.return_cmdset">
<code class="sig-name descname">return_cmdset</code><em class="property"> = True</em><a class="headerlink" href="#evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.return_cmdset" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dl class="py attribute">
<dt id="evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.help_more">
<code class="sig-name descname">help_more</code><em class="property"> = True</em><a class="headerlink" href="#evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.help_more" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dl class="py attribute">
<dt id="evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.index_type_separator_clr">
<code class="sig-name descname">index_type_separator_clr</code><em class="property"> = '|w'</em><a class="headerlink" href="#evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.index_type_separator_clr" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dl class="py attribute">
<dt id="evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.index_category_clr">
<code class="sig-name descname">index_category_clr</code><em class="property"> = '|W'</em><a class="headerlink" href="#evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.index_category_clr" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dl class="py attribute">
<dt id="evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.index_topic_clr">
<code class="sig-name descname">index_topic_clr</code><em class="property"> = '|G'</em><a class="headerlink" href="#evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.index_topic_clr" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dl class="py attribute">
<dt id="evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.suggestion_cutoff">
<code class="sig-name descname">suggestion_cutoff</code><em class="property"> = 0.6</em><a class="headerlink" href="#evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.suggestion_cutoff" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dl class="py attribute">
<dt id="evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.suggestion_maxnum">
<code class="sig-name descname">suggestion_maxnum</code><em class="property"> = 5</em><a class="headerlink" href="#evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.suggestion_maxnum" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dl class="py attribute">
<dt id="evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.subtopic_separator_char">
<code class="sig-name descname">subtopic_separator_char</code><em class="property"> = '/'</em><a class="headerlink" href="#evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.subtopic_separator_char" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dl class="py method">
<dt id="evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.msg_help">
<code class="sig-name descname">msg_help</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n">text</span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="reference internal" href="../_modules/evennia/commands/default/help.html#CmdHelp.msg_help"><span class="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><a class="headerlink" href="#evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.msg_help" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>messages text to the caller, adding an extra oob argument to indicate
that this is a help command result and could be rendered in a separate
help window</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py method">
<dt id="evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.format_help_entry">
<code class="sig-name descname">format_help_entry</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n">topic</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="default_value">''</span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n">help_text</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="default_value">''</span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n">aliases</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="default_value">None</span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n">suggested</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="default_value">None</span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n">subtopics</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="default_value">None</span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="reference internal" href="../_modules/evennia/commands/default/help.html#CmdHelp.format_help_entry"><span class="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><a class="headerlink" href="#evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.format_help_entry" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>This visually formats the help entry.
This method can be overriden to customize the way a help
entry is displayed.</p>
<dl class="field-list simple">
<dt class="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<dd class="field-odd"><ul class="simple">
<li><p><strong>title</strong> (<em>str</em>) The title of the help entry.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>help_text</strong> (<em>str</em>) Text of the help entry.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>aliases</strong> (<em>list</em>) List of help-aliases (displayed in header).</p></li>
<li><p><strong>suggested</strong> (<em>list</em>) Strings suggested reading (based on title).</p></li>
<li><p><strong>subtopics</strong> (<em>list</em>) A list of strings - the subcategories available
for this entry.</p></li>
</ul>
</dd>
</dl>
<p>Returns the formatted string, ready to be sent.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py method">
<dt id="evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.format_help_index">
<code class="sig-name descname">format_help_index</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n">cmd_help_dict</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="default_value">None</span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n">db_help_dict</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="default_value">None</span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n">title_lone_category</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="default_value">False</span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="reference internal" href="../_modules/evennia/commands/default/help.html#CmdHelp.format_help_index"><span class="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><a class="headerlink" href="#evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.format_help_index" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Output a category-ordered g for displaying the main help, grouped by
category.</p>
<dl class="field-list simple">
<dt class="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<dd class="field-odd"><ul class="simple">
<li><p><strong>cmd_help_dict</strong> (<em>dict</em>) A dict <strong>{“category”: [topic, topic, …]}</strong> for
command-based help.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>db_help_dict</strong> (<em>dict</em>) A dict <strong>{“category”: [topic, topic], …]}</strong> for
database-based help.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>title_lone_category</strong> (<em>bool</em><em>, </em><em>optional</em>) If a lone category should
be titled with the category name or not. While pointless in a
general index, the title should probably show when explicitly
listing the category itself.</p></li>
</ul>
</dd>
<dt class="field-even">Returns</dt>
<dd class="field-even"><p><em>str</em> The help index organized into a grid.</p>
</dd>
</dl>
<p>The input are the
pre-loaded help files for commands and database-helpfiles
respectively. You can override this method to return a
custom display of the list of commands and topics.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py method">
<dt id="evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.check_show_help">
<code class="sig-name descname">check_show_help</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n">cmd</span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n">caller</span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="reference internal" href="../_modules/evennia/commands/default/help.html#CmdHelp.check_show_help"><span class="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><a class="headerlink" href="#evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.check_show_help" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Helper method. If this return True, the given cmd
auto-help will be viewable in the help listing.
Override this to easily select what is shown to
the account. Note that only commands available
in the callers merged cmdset are available.</p>
<dl class="field-list simple">
<dt class="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<dd class="field-odd"><ul class="simple">
<li><p><strong>cmd</strong> (<a class="reference internal" href="evennia.commands.command.html#evennia.commands.command.Command" title="evennia.commands.command.Command"><em>Command</em></a>) Command class from the merged cmdset</p></li>
<li><p><strong>caller</strong> (<em>Character</em><em>, </em><em>Account</em><em> or </em><a class="reference internal" href="evennia.server.session.html#evennia.server.session.Session" title="evennia.server.session.Session"><em>Session</em></a>) The current caller
executing the help command.</p></li>
</ul>
</dd>
</dl>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py method">
<dt id="evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.should_list_cmd">
<code class="sig-name descname">should_list_cmd</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n">cmd</span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n">caller</span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="reference internal" href="../_modules/evennia/commands/default/help.html#CmdHelp.should_list_cmd"><span class="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><a class="headerlink" href="#evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.should_list_cmd" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Should the specified command appear in the help table?</p>
<p>This method only checks whether a specified command should
appear in the table of topics/commands. The command can be
used by the caller (see the check_show_help method) and
the command will still be available, for instance, if a
character type help name of the command. However, if
you return False, the specified command will not appear in
the table. This is sometimes useful to “hide” commands in
the table, but still access them through the help system.</p>
<dl class="field-list simple">
<dt class="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<dd class="field-odd"><ul class="simple">
<li><p><strong>cmd</strong> the command to be tested.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>caller</strong> the caller of the help system.</p></li>
</ul>
</dd>
<dt class="field-even">Returns</dt>
<dd class="field-even"><p><em>True</em> the command should appear in the table.
False: the command shouldnt appear in the table.</p>
</dd>
</dl>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py method">
<dt id="evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.parse">
<code class="sig-name descname">parse</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="reference internal" href="../_modules/evennia/commands/default/help.html#CmdHelp.parse"><span class="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><a class="headerlink" href="#evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.parse" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>input is a string containing the command or topic to match.</p>
<p>The allowed syntax is</p>
<div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="n">help</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">topic</span><span class="o">&gt;</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="o">/&lt;</span><span class="n">subtopic</span><span class="o">&gt;</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="o">/&lt;</span><span class="n">subtopic</span><span class="o">&gt;</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="o">/...</span><span class="p">]]]</span>
</pre></div>
</div>
<p>The database/command query is always for <strong>&lt;topic&gt;</strong>, and any subtopics
is then parsed from there. If a <strong>&lt;topic&gt;</strong> has spaces in it, it is
always matched before assuming the space begins a subtopic.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py method">
<dt id="evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.func">
<code class="sig-name descname">func</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="reference internal" href="../_modules/evennia/commands/default/help.html#CmdHelp.func"><span class="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><a class="headerlink" href="#evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.func" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Run the dynamic help entry creator.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py attribute">
<dt id="evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.help_category">
<code class="sig-name descname">help_category</code><em class="property"> = 'general'</em><a class="headerlink" href="#evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.help_category" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dl class="py attribute">
<dt id="evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.lock_storage">
<code class="sig-name descname">lock_storage</code><em class="property"> = 'cmd:all()'</em><a class="headerlink" href="#evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.lock_storage" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dl class="py attribute">
<dt id="evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.search_index_entry">
<code class="sig-name descname">search_index_entry</code><em class="property"> = {'aliases': '?', 'category': 'general', 'key': 'help', 'tags': '', 'text': &quot;\n Get help.\n\n Usage:\n help\n help &lt;topic, command or category&gt;\n help &lt;topic&gt;/&lt;subtopic&gt;\n help &lt;topic&gt;/&lt;subtopic&gt;/&lt;subsubtopic&gt; ...\n\n Use the 'help' command alone to see an index of all help topics, organized\n by category.eSome big topics may offer additional sub-topics.\n\n &quot;}</em><a class="headerlink" href="#evennia.commands.default.help.CmdHelp.search_index_entry" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py class">
<dt id="evennia.commands.default.help.CmdSetHelp">
<em class="property">class </em><code class="sig-prename descclassname">evennia.commands.default.help.</code><code class="sig-name descname">CmdSetHelp</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="o">**</span><span class="n">kwargs</span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="reference internal" href="../_modules/evennia/commands/default/help.html#CmdSetHelp"><span class="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><a class="headerlink" href="#evennia.commands.default.help.CmdSetHelp" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Bases: <a class="reference internal" href="evennia.commands.default.muxcommand.html#evennia.commands.default.muxcommand.MuxCommand" title="evennia.commands.default.muxcommand.MuxCommand"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">evennia.commands.default.muxcommand.MuxCommand</span></code></a></p>
<p>Edit the help database.</p>
<dl class="simple">
<dt>Usage:</dt><dd><p>help[/switches] &lt;topic&gt;[[;alias;alias][,category[,locks]] [= &lt;text&gt;]</p>
</dd>
<dt>Switches:</dt><dd><p>edit - open a line editor to edit the topics help text.
replace - overwrite existing help topic.
append - add text to the end of existing topic with a newline between.
extend - as append, but dont add a newline.
delete - remove help topic.</p>
</dd>
</dl>
<p class="rubric">Examples</p>
<p>sethelp lore = In the beginning was …
sethelp/append pickpocketing,Thievery = This steals …
sethelp/replace pickpocketing, ,attr(is_thief) = This steals …
sethelp/edit thievery</p>
<p>If not assigning a category, the <strong>settings.DEFAULT_HELP_CATEGORY</strong> category
will be used. If no lockstring is specified, everyone will be able to read
the help entry. Sub-topics are embedded in the help text.</p>
<p>Note that this cannot modify command-help entries - these are modified
in-code, outside the game.</p>
<p>Subtopics helps to break up a long help entry into sub-sections. Users can
access subtopics with <a href="#id1"><span class="problematic" id="id2">|</span></a>whelp topic/subtopic/…|n Subtopics are created and
stored together with the main topic.</p>
<p>To start adding subtopics, add the text # SUBTOPICS on a new line at the
end of your help text. After this you can now add any number of subtopics,
each starting with ## &lt;subtopic-name&gt; on a line, followed by the
help-text of that subtopic.
Use ### &lt;subsub-name&gt; to add a sub-subtopic and so on. Max depth is 5. A
subtopics title is case-insensitive and can consist of multiple words -
the user will be able to enter a partial match to access it.</p>
<p>For example:</p>
<div class="line-block">
<div class="line">Main help text for &lt;topic&gt;</div>
<div class="line"><br /></div>
<div class="line"># SUBTOPICS</div>
<div class="line"><br /></div>
<div class="line">## about</div>
<div class="line"><br /></div>
<div class="line">Text for the &lt;topic&gt;/about subtopic</div>
<div class="line"><br /></div>
<div class="line">### more about-info</div>
<div class="line"><br /></div>
<div class="line">Text for the &lt;topic&gt;/about/more about-info sub-subtopic</div>
<div class="line"><br /></div>
<div class="line">## extra</div>
<div class="line"><br /></div>
<div class="line">Text for the &lt;topic&gt;/extra subtopic</div>
</div>
<dl class="py attribute">
<dt id="evennia.commands.default.help.CmdSetHelp.key">
<code class="sig-name descname">key</code><em class="property"> = 'sethelp'</em><a class="headerlink" href="#evennia.commands.default.help.CmdSetHelp.key" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dl class="py attribute">
<dt id="evennia.commands.default.help.CmdSetHelp.switch_options">
<code class="sig-name descname">switch_options</code><em class="property"> = ('edit', 'replace', 'append', 'extend', 'delete')</em><a class="headerlink" href="#evennia.commands.default.help.CmdSetHelp.switch_options" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dl class="py attribute">
<dt id="evennia.commands.default.help.CmdSetHelp.locks">
<code class="sig-name descname">locks</code><em class="property"> = 'cmd:perm(Helper)'</em><a class="headerlink" href="#evennia.commands.default.help.CmdSetHelp.locks" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dl class="py attribute">
<dt id="evennia.commands.default.help.CmdSetHelp.help_category">
<code class="sig-name descname">help_category</code><em class="property"> = 'building'</em><a class="headerlink" href="#evennia.commands.default.help.CmdSetHelp.help_category" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dl class="py method">
<dt id="evennia.commands.default.help.CmdSetHelp.func">
<code class="sig-name descname">func</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="reference internal" href="../_modules/evennia/commands/default/help.html#CmdSetHelp.func"><span class="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><a class="headerlink" href="#evennia.commands.default.help.CmdSetHelp.func" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Implement the function</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py attribute">
<dt id="evennia.commands.default.help.CmdSetHelp.aliases">
<code class="sig-name descname">aliases</code><em class="property"> = []</em><a class="headerlink" href="#evennia.commands.default.help.CmdSetHelp.aliases" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
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<code class="sig-name descname">lock_storage</code><em class="property"> = 'cmd:perm(Helper)'</em><a class="headerlink" href="#evennia.commands.default.help.CmdSetHelp.lock_storage" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
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<code class="sig-name descname">search_index_entry</code><em class="property"> = {'aliases': '', 'category': 'building', 'key': 'sethelp', 'tags': '', 'text': &quot;\n Edit the help database.\n\n Usage:\n help[/switches] &lt;topic&gt;[[;alias;alias][,category[,locks]] [= &lt;text&gt;]\n\n Switches:\n edit - open a line editor to edit the topic's help text.\n replace - overwrite existing help topic.\n append - add text to the end of existing topic with a newline between.\n extend - as append, but don't add a newline.\n delete - remove help topic.\n\n Examples:\n sethelp lore = In the beginning was ...\n sethelp/append pickpocketing,Thievery = This steals ...\n sethelp/replace pickpocketing, ,attr(is_thief) = This steals ...\n sethelp/edit thievery\n\n If not assigning a category, the `settings.DEFAULT_HELP_CATEGORY` category\n will be used. If no lockstring is specified, everyone will be able to read\n the help entry. Sub-topics are embedded in the help text.\n\n Note that this cannot modify command-help entries - these are modified\n in-code, outside the game.\n\n # SUBTOPICS\n\n ## Adding subtopics\n\n Subtopics helps to break up a long help entry into sub-sections. Users can\n access subtopics with |whelp topic/subtopic/...|n Subtopics are created and\n stored together with the main topic.\n\n To start adding subtopics, add the text '# SUBTOPICS' on a new line at the\n end of your help text. After this you can now add any number of subtopics,\n each starting with '## &lt;subtopic-name&gt;' on a line, followed by the\n help-text of that subtopic.\n Use '### &lt;subsub-name&gt;' to add a sub-subtopic and so on. Max depth is 5. A\n subtopic's title is case-insensitive and can consist of multiple words -\n the user will be able to enter a partial match to access it.\n\n For example:\n\n | Main help text for &lt;topic&gt;\n |\n | # SUBTOPICS\n |\n | ## about\n |\n | Text for the '&lt;topic&gt;/about' subtopic'\n |\n | ### more about-info\n |\n | Text for the '&lt;topic&gt;/about/more about-info sub-subtopic\n |\n | ## extra\n |\n | Text for the '&lt;topic&gt;/extra' subtopic\n\n &quot;}</em><a class="headerlink" href="#evennia.commands.default.help.CmdSetHelp.search_index_entry" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
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