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Sets your current target to a nearby unit.

/target options name

Aliases

target

tar

Arguments

options

Options to search with, separated by commas, enclosed in [ ] (see below)

name

The string to search for in the unit's name.

Options

You may specify these options, if you wish to invert the logic of the option, put "no" in front of it (ex. noexists). This is mostly the same as the cast options, but some options do not work as expected, see notes. For the conditionals like combat, stance, stealth, the test is performed on the player, not the target. The ones that differ in functionality from cast are listed here.

dead

No function (cannot target dead units using this command).

harm

No function, see targetenemy.

help

No function, see targetfriend.

target=unitid

Targets a target based on the unitid system (pet, pettarget, etc...). See cast. Using this option, you do not need to specify a name argument.

Notes

This performs a search with all nearby units whose name begins with name.