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h1. Overview
The *Command* window lets you *modify attributes of an issue or a set of issues* using commands that are similar to [search queries|Quick Start Guide. Searching for Issues]. For example, you can:
* Assign issues to a user.
* Change type or priority level of issues.
* Associate issues with tags.
* Set dependencies between issues.
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h1. Using Command Window
For the *Command* window to display:
# Do one of the following:
** Highlight an issue.
** To select several issues from the list of issues, press *Space* at each highlighted issue.
# Press *Ctrl+Alt+J* or *any alphabetic key*.
When the *Command* window displays, do the following:
# In the *Command* text box, *enter a command consisting of one or more space-delimited keyword-value pairs*. For example, to assign the selected issue or a set of issues to yourself, enter *{{for me}}*. To assign issues to yourself and change their state to "in progress", enter *{{for me state in progress}}*. As soon as you start typing, YouTrack displays a completion list with matching keywords or values.
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Note that [search syntax rules|Quick Start Guide. Searching for Issues] regarding colons, curly braces and hash marks are not applied to commands.
For example, to search for critical issues assigned to you and associated with tag "YouTrack 3.0", you type the following search query: *{{for: me tag: \{YouTrack 3.0\} #critical}}*.
However, to assign issues to yourself, associate them with tag "YouTrack 3.0" and elevate their priority to critical, you enter the following command: *{{for me tag YouTrack 3.0 critical}}*
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# Optionally, enter a comment in the *Comment* text box. The comment will be attached to all selected issues.
# Do one of the following:
* To apply the commands and post the comment, click *Submit* or press *Ctrl+Enter*.
* To discard the commands and the comment, click *Cancel* or press *Esc*.
See [the list of YouTrack keywords|Quick Start Guide. Searching for Issues] that are in most cases applicable in the *Command* window (note the difference between search syntax and command syntax.)
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h2. YouTrack Commands and Workflow
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h1. Sample YouTrack Commands
The following table lists a number of sample YouTrack commands:
||Command||Description||
|*{{assigned to me priority major}}* \\ or \\ *{{for me priority major}}*|Assigns selected issues to the current user, sets priority of selected issues to "major"|
|*{{state fixed}}*|Marks selected issues as resolved|
|*{{state duplicate TS-2405}}*|Marks selected issues as duplicating issue TS-2405 (Note that YouTrack lets you execute full-text search among issues instead of specifying the exact issue ID - that is, you can type *{{state duplicate toolbar}}* to filter out all issues containing the word "toolbar" and choose one of them.)|
|*{{type Cosmetics tag fix it this week}}*|Associates selected issues with tag "fix it this week" and changes their type to "Cosmetics"|
|*{{remove tag fix it this week}}*|Cancels association of selected issues with tag "fix it this week"|
|*{{project TeamCity}}*|Moves selected issues to project "TeamCity"|
|*{{subsystem Documentation}}*|Moves selected issues to subsystem "Documentation"|
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* [Searching for Issues|Quick Start Guide. Searching for issues]
* [Navigating between Issues|Quick Start Guide. Navigating Between Issues]
* [Creating a New Issue|Quick Start Guide. Creating and Editing Issues]
* [Using Issue Filters|Quick Start Guide. Using Issue Filters]
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* [Examples of YouTrack Commands|http://www.jetbrains.com/youtrack/documentation/YouTrack_Commands.html]
* [Create and Edit Issues (YouTrack website)|http://www.jetbrains.com/youtrack/features/create_edit.html]
* [Keyboard Support (YouTrack website)|http://www.jetbrains.com/youtrack/features/keyboard_support.html]
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h1. Overview
The *Command* window lets you *modify attributes of an issue or a set of issues* using commands that are similar to [search queries|Quick Start Guide. Searching for Issues]. For example, you can:
* Assign issues to a user.
* Change type or priority level of issues.
* Associate issues with tags.
* Set dependencies between issues.
!commandWindow.png|thumbnail!
h1. Using Command Window
For the *Command* window to display:
# Do one of the following:
** Highlight an issue.
** To select several issues from the list of issues, press *Space* at each highlighted issue.
# Press *Ctrl+Alt+J* or *any alphabetic key*.
When the *Command* window displays, do the following:
# In the *Command* text box, *enter a command consisting of one or more space-delimited keyword-value pairs*. For example, to assign the selected issue or a set of issues to yourself, enter *{{for me}}*. To assign issues to yourself and change their state to "in progress", enter *{{for me state in progress}}*. As soon as you start typing, YouTrack displays a completion list with matching keywords or values.
{note:title=Command Syntax vs Search Syntax}
Note that [search syntax rules|Quick Start Guide. Searching for Issues] regarding colons, curly braces and hash marks are not applied to commands.
For example, to search for critical issues assigned to you and associated with tag "YouTrack 3.0", you type the following search query: *{{for: me tag: \{YouTrack 3.0\} #critical}}*.
However, to assign issues to yourself, associate them with tag "YouTrack 3.0" and elevate their priority to critical, you enter the following command: *{{for me tag YouTrack 3.0 critical}}*
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# Optionally, enter a comment in the *Comment* text box. The comment will be attached to all selected issues.
# Do one of the following:
* To apply the commands and post the comment, click *Submit* or press *Ctrl+Enter*.
* To discard the commands and the comment, click *Cancel* or press *Esc*.
See [the list of YouTrack keywords|Quick Start Guide. Searching for Issues] that are in most cases applicable in the *Command* window (note the difference between search syntax and command syntax.)
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h2. YouTrack Commands and Workflow
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h1. Sample YouTrack Commands
The following table lists a number of sample YouTrack commands:
||Command||Description||
|*{{assigned to me priority major}}* \\ or \\ *{{for me priority major}}*|Assigns selected issues to the current user, sets priority of selected issues to "major"|
|*{{state fixed}}*|Marks selected issues as resolved|
|*{{state duplicate TS-2405}}*|Marks selected issues as duplicating issue TS-2405 (Note that YouTrack lets you execute full-text search among issues instead of specifying the exact issue ID - that is, you can type *{{state duplicate toolbar}}* to filter out all issues containing the word "toolbar" and choose one of them.)|
|*{{type Cosmetics tag fix it this week}}*|Associates selected issues with tag "fix it this week" and changes their type to "Cosmetics"|
|*{{remove tag fix it this week}}*|Cancels association of selected issues with tag "fix it this week"|
|*{{project TeamCity}}*|Moves selected issues to project "TeamCity"|
|*{{subsystem Documentation}}*|Moves selected issues to subsystem "Documentation"|
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* [Searching for Issues|Quick Start Guide. Searching for issues]
* [Navigating between Issues|Quick Start Guide. Navigating Between Issues]
* [Creating a New Issue|Quick Start Guide. Creating and Editing Issues]
* [Using Issue Filters|Quick Start Guide. Using Issue Filters]
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* [Examples of YouTrack Commands|http://www.jetbrains.com/youtrack/documentation/YouTrack_Commands.html]
* [Create and Edit Issues (YouTrack website)|http://www.jetbrains.com/youtrack/features/create_edit.html]
* [Keyboard Support (YouTrack website)|http://www.jetbrains.com/youtrack/features/keyboard_support.html]
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