Console Commands (Metamod:Source)

You can access the Metamod:Source console menu through the server console, or remote console (rcon). Every command is prefixed by "meta". You can use "meta" to list all of the commands.

Example:

meta <command> [arguments]

• alias [name] [value] - Lists or sets an alias

  ] meta alias
   Alias      File
    ---
   sample     dlls\sample_mm\bin\sample_mm
    ---
   1 aliases total.
  
  ] meta alias sample addons\sample_mm\bin\sample_mm
   Set alias "sample" to: addons\sample_mm\bin\sample_mm
  
  ] meta alias stub ""
   Deleted alias: stub.
  

• clear - Unloads all plugins

  ] meta clear
   One or more plugins resisted removal (cleaned anyway).
  

• credits - Displays the Metamod:Source Credits

  ] meta credits
   Metamod:Source was developed by:
     SourceHook: Pavol "PM OnoTo" Marko
     GameDLL/Plugins: David "BAILOPAN" Anderson
     GameDLL: Scott "Damaged Soul" Ehlert
     For more information, see the official website
     http://www.sourcemm.net/
  

• force_unload <id> - Unloads a plugin forcefully by id.

  ] meta force_unload 3
   Plugin 3 force unloaded.
  

• game - Displays information about the GameDLL

  ] meta game
   GameDLL Information
     Mod path: D:\sourceds\hl2mp
     Dll path: D:\sourceds\hl2mp\bin\server.dll
  

• info <id> - Displays information about a plugin by id

  ] meta info 3
   Plugin 3 is running.
     Name: "Sample Plugin" by BAILOPAN
     Version: 1.00
     Description: Sample plugin that hooks basic things
     License: zlib/libpng
     URL: http://www.sourcemm.net/
     Details: API 004, Date: Apr 18 2005
     File: D:\sourceds\hl2mp\dlls\sample_mm.dll 
  

• list - Lists all plugins

  ] meta list
   -Id- Name              Version   Author       Status  
   [04] Sample Plugin     1.00      BAILOPAN     RUN   
  

  Status codes are:

  • RUN - Running
  • PAUSE - Paused
  • FAIL - Plugin refused to load
  • ERROR - Plugin could not be loaded
  • NOFILE - Plugin not found

  Note that plugin ids will always start from 1. Zero, -1, and -2 are reserved status codes for bad load, console, and file, respectively.

• load <file or alias> - Load a plugin. Same path rules as metaplugins.ini.

  ] meta load dlls\sample_mm
   Plugin "Sample Plugin" loaded with id 4.
  

• pause <id> - Pause a running plugin.

  ] meta pause 3
   Plugin 3 has been paused.
  

• refresh - Attempts to resync the metaplugins.ini file, which only means that new entries are loaded.

  ] meta refresh
  L 04/19/2005 - 02:26:08: [META] Loaded 0 plugins from file (1 already loaded)
  

• retry - Attempts to reload a plugin that had previously failed.

  ] meta retry 2
    Error reloading plugin: Failed to get API
  

• unload <id or file or alias> - Attempts to unload a plugin (non-forcefully). A plugin can refuse.

  ] meta unload 3
    Plugin 3 unloaded. 
  

• unpause <id> - Unpauses a paused plugin.

  ] meta unpause 1
   Plugin 1 has been unpaused.
  

• version - Display versioning information.

  ] meta version
   Metamod:Source version 1.00
   Compiled on: Apr 19 2005
   Plugin interface version: 4:2
   http://www.sourcemm.net/
  

  The "Plugin interface version" numbers are the current version and the minimum required version.