Each Mattermost installation comes with some built-in slash commands that are ready to use. These commands are available in the latest Mattermost release:
| Command | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| /away | Set your availablity to away | /away |
| /offline | Set your availablity to offline | /offline |
| /online | Set your availablity to online | /online |
| /dnd | Set your availablity to Do Not Disturb | /dnd |
| /code {text} | Display text as a code block | /code File bugs |
| /collapse | Turn on auto-collapsing of image previews | /collapse |
| /expand | Turn off auto-collapsing of image previews | /expand |
| /echo {message} {delay in seconds} | Echo back text from your account | /echo Hello World 5 |
| /header {text} | Edit the channel header | /header File bugs here |
| /invite @{user} ~{channel-name} | Invite user to the channel | /invite @john ~sampleChannel |
| /purpose {text} | Edit the channel purpose | /purpose A channel to discuss bugs |
| /rename {text} | Rename the channel | /rename Developers |
| /help | Display Mattermost product documentation links | /help |
| /invite @{user} ~{channel-name} | Invite user to the channel | /invite @john ~sampleChannel |
| /invite_people {name@domain.com …} | Send an email invite to your Mattermost team | /invite_people john@example.com |
| /kick (or /remove) {@username} | Remove a member from a public or private channel | /kick @alice |
| /join (or /open) {channel-name} | Join the given channel | /join off-topic |
| /leave | Leave the current channel | /leave |
| /mute | Turn off desktop, email and push notifications for the current channel or the [channel] specified | /mute ~[channel] |
| /logout | Log out of Mattermost | /logout |
| /me {message} | Do an action | /me Hello World |
| /msg {@username} {message} | Send a Direct Message to a user | /msg @alice hello |
| /groupmsg {@username1, @username2, …} {message} | Send a Group Message to the specified users | /groupmsg @alice, @bob hello |
| /search {text} | Search text in messages | /search meeting |
| /settings | Open the Settings dialog | /settings |
| /shortcuts | Display a list of keyboard shortcuts | /shortcuts |
| /shrug {message} | Add ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ to your message |
/shrug oh well |
| /status {emoji_name} {descriptive status_message} | Set a custom status that includes an optional emoji and a descriptive status message | /status sick Feeling unwell and taking time off to recover |
| /status clear | Clear the current status | /status clear |
| /marketplace | Open the Mattermost product Marketplace | /marketplace |
To create a custom slash command, see the Custom slash commands documentation.
