BRIEF
brief [options]The brief command is used to filter out or summarize various types of text display in an effort to cut down on the amount of text scrolling by your screen.
options is a list of the following:
arena Hide arena engaged/fled/gossip messages autosaving Have autosaving be performed silently battlefield Hide battlefield engaged/fled/gossip messages damageshields Hide the display of damageshields in combat defense Hide defensive misses like paries and dodges descriptions Only show room titles (not descriptions) emotes Show brief emote echos. faction Show brief faction messages familiar Do not look through the eyes of your familiar misses Hide the display of misses in combat otherdefense Hide other people's defensive misses otherhits Hide other people's combat hits othermisses Hide other people's misses in combat sound Disable mud sounds.
Toggle an option again to turn the brief setting off. If no options are given, brief will display the brief options that are currently selected.
Warning!
When in room descriptions are brief, you do not see the full descriptions of the room you are in; only the name of the room, and the people and objects in there. Unless you are very familiar with the area in which you travel, however, it is not advisable to use this command. Frequently, you will find small, but vital hints in the descriptions of the rooms: an extra peek at your surroundings could mean the difference between life and death!