The Console

DOOM Retro’s console is a sophisticated command-line interface that displays system and player messages, obituaries, as well as allowing the player to enter console commands (CCMDs) and change console variables (CVARs). It may be opened at any time by pressing the ~ key. The console drops from the top of the screen, covering half the player’s view and pausing any gameplay. CCMDs and CVARs may then be typed directly at the prompt.

While the console is open, there are a few controls that have special functions:

↑ / ↓	Cycles up or down through a history of recently typed input.
← / →	Moves the caret one character to the left or right in the input.
SHIFT + ← / →	Selects the character to the left or right of the caret in the input.
CTRL + A	Selects all of the text in the input.
CTRL + C	Copies the text selected in the input to the clipboard.
CTRL + V	Pastes the text from the clipboard into the input.
CTRL + X	Cuts the text selected in the input to the clipboard.
CTRL + Z	Undoes the last change made to the input.
PGUP / PGDN	Scrolls the text in the console up or down.
HOME	Moves the caret to the start of the input, or scrolls to the top of the console.
END	Moves the caret to the end of the input, or scrolls to the bottom of the console.
SHIFT + HOME / END	Selects all of the text to the left or right of the caret in the input.
TAB or SHIFT + TAB	You can type the first part of a CCMD, a CVAR or one of their parameters and then press the TAB key to use the autocomplete feature. The console will attempt to complete what you’ve typed with the best match that is found. You can then continue pressing TAB to cycle through any other matches until you find the one you want.
~ or ESC	Closes the console and returns to the game.