--- layout: default permalink: /tips title: Tips and Tricks # Next page on sidebar is the support server link, prevent that from showing up here next: false --- # Tips and Tricks ## Use command shorthands PluralKit has a couple of useful command shorthands to reduce the typing: |Original|Shorthand| |---|---| |pk;system|pk;s| |pk;system list|pk;s l| |pk;system list full|pk;s l f| |pk;system fronter|pk;s f| |pk;system fronthistory|pk;s fh| |pk;system frontpercent|pk;s fp| |pk;member|pk;m| |pk;member new|pk;m n| |pk;group|pk;g| |pk;group new|pk;g n| |pk;switch|pk;sw| |pk;message|pk;msg| |pk;autoproxy|pk;ap| ## Member list flags There are a number of option flags that can be added to the `pk;system list` command. ### Sorting options |Flag|Aliases|Description| |---|---|---| |-by-name|-bn|Sort by member name (default)| |-by-display-name|-bdn|Sort by display name| |-by-id|-bid|Sort by member ID| |-by-message-count|-bmc|Sort by message count (members with the most messages will appear near the top)| |-by-created|-bc|Sort by creation date (members least recently created will appear near the top)| |-by-last-fronted|-by-last-front, -by-last-switch, -blf, -bls|Sort by most recently fronted| |-by-last-message|-blm, -blp|Sort by last message time (members who most recently sent a proxied message will appear near the top)| |-by-birthday|-by-birthdate, -bbd|Sort by birthday (members whose birthday is in January will appear near the top)| |-reverse|-rev, -r|Reverse previously chosen sorting order| |-random||Sort randomly| ### Filter options |Flag|Aliases|Description| |---|---|---| |-all|-a|Show all members, including private members| |-public-only|-public, -pub|Only show public members (default)| |-private-only|-private, -priv|Only show private members| ::: warning You cannot look up private members of another system. ::: ### Additional fields to include in the search results |Flag|Aliases|Description| |---|---|---| |-with-last-switch|-with-last-fronted, -with-last-front, -wls, -wlf|Show each member's last switch date| |-with-last-message|-with-last-proxy, -wlm, -wlp|Show each member's last message date| |-with-message-count|-wmc|Show each member's message count| |-with-created|-wc|Show each member's creation date| |-with-avatar|-wa, -wi, -ia, -ii, -img|Show each member's avatar URL| ::: warning These flags only work with the full member list (`pk;system list full`). ::: ## Miscellaneous flags |Command|Flag|Aliases|Description| |---|---|---|---| |pk;system frontpercent|-fronters-only|-fo|Shows the system's frontpercent without the "no fronter" entry| |pk;system frontpercent|-flat||Shows "flat" frontpercent - percentages add up to 100%| |pk;group \ frontpercent|-fronters-only|-fo|Shows a group's frontpercent without the "no fronter" entry|