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How to chat from the console in CS:S

Type say Server restarts in 5 minutes in the console to send that message to everyone. From the server console it shows as Console.

say

Sends a chat message to everyone on the server.

say <message>

Examples

say Server restarts in 5 minutes

Announce from the console.

bind F5 "say gg"

Say gg with one key.

Arguments

messageRequired
Text to send.

What it does

From the server console or RCON the message shows as coming from the console. Bind it to a key for quick messages.

The game's own description: Display player message

Run it on your server

On a SLASHPLAY server, type it in the Console tab of the server page; the reply shows right under it. A value set there lasts until the server restarts. To keep it, add the line to cstrike/cfg/server.cfg. New to this? Start a CS:S server first.

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CS:S server.

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