Console

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Article ID: 3041-SHZN-9384 Updated: October 8th, 2008

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Important:

The ~ key will bring up the console for English/US keyboard configurations - for more information on changing the key used to open the developer's console please see the article linked below:

Console disappears

What is the developer console?

The console is a text-based input/output interface to execute commands or change global settings in a game.

How do I enable the console?

Launch Steam and start the Valve game for which you wish to use the console.
From the main menu select Options
Select the Keyboard tab
Click the Advanced button
Check the box next to Enable developer console (~)
Click Apply

Once the developer's console option is enabled you will be able to use the ~ key to open the developer's console and type in commands to change game settings.

What can I type into the developer console?

The developer console is host to a vast variety of commands. Many of these commands have prefixes that offer a hint as to what they deal with:

ai_

   single player AI

bot_

   bot system

cc_

   close caption system

cl_

   multiplayer client

demo_

   demo playback

disp_

   terrain displacement maps

dsp_

   audio DSP settings

ent_

   entity control/debug

fire_

   firing entity events

fog_

   fog renderer

   single player game

hltv_

   Half-Life TV

host_

   host system

hud_

   client HUD

joy_

   joystick input

log_

   logging system

   mouse input

mat_

   material system

mp_

   multiplayer game (server)

nav_

   navigation graphs

net_

   engine networking

npc_

   single player game NPCs

phys_

   physics system

   video renderer

rcon_

   remote control access

sk_

   player skill / difficulty

snd_

   sound system

sv_

   server settings (engine)

   client view

vgui_

   VGUI

voice_

   ingame player voice

vprof_

   code profiler

wc_

   WorldCraft/Hammer helpers

A partial list of available commands can be found in the Valve Developer Community.

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