# /filter

## Syntax

**/filter \[ macros all|enhanced|none ] \[ skills all|increase|none ] \[ target | money | food | encumber | debug** ***on*****|*****off*** **] \[ name \[ add|remove** ***text*** **] ] \[ zrange # ] \[ mq** ***on*****|*****off*** **]** '''

## Description

* **Filtering of names is now improved!**

Will filter out some common messages that can be annoying to see

| **Command**                                                   | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| ------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **/filter**                                                   | /filter on its own will open the chat filter section of the EQ options window                                                                                                                                        |
| **/filter macros** *all enhanced none*                        | **all** will filter all macro messages, except for macro end **enhanced** is currently not in use, and does nothing **none** turns the filtering off                                                                 |
| **/filter Skills** *all/increase/none*                        | **all** will filter all skill related messages **increase** filters out skill increases only **None** turns the filtering off                                                                                        |
| **/filter** *target / money / food / encumber / debug on/off* | **target** filter out target lost messages **money** filter loot messages about money **food** filters hungry messages **encumber** filters out encumberance messages **debug on/off** Turns on debug filters or not |
| **/filter** *zrange #*                                        | Related to the zrange used when using /itemtarget, this could use futher exploring and testing.                                                                                                                      |
| **/filter** *mq on/off*                                       | Filters out any plugin or macro messages, so if you want a quiet mq2 chat window this is for you                                                                                                                     |
| **/filter** *name*                                            | Sets up custom filters, see examples below.                                                                                                                                                                          |
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Filters added through this, among others the custom name filters, will not appear in the EQ log when you use the EQ command /log on|off

Also be aware the more lose you make your filter the more messages will be filtered for example if you filter on A rat, when conning A rat, the con message will also be filtered.

## Examples

```
/filter name add Joe         This will add a filter that ignores all lines that start with "Joe"
/filter name add *Joe        This will add a filter that ignores all lines that have "Joe" anywhere in them
```


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