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RESTATUS

Description

Replace your status (deletes your status and adds a new status).

Parameters

 1 (required) Text Status Message. (see STATUS for more details)

See the syntax page and the parameter defaults page for information on setting your default parameters.

Output

None.

Preferences

The following Preferences apply to this command:
See the general preferences page for a list of preferences that apply to all (or most) commands.

Notes

  • This is a useful command for automating your status updates without filling up your wall with updates
  • RESTATUS will only work, if you had set your original status with FBCMD.
  • If the previous status had comments, then you can save those comments and add a new status (-cnew=1) or lose those comments (-cnew=0)
  • RESTATUS requires extended PUBLISH permissions: click (here) to grant fbcmd the PUBLISH permissions
  • Special post_id keywords require extended READ permissions: click (here) to grant fbcmd the READ permissions

Examples

fbcmd STATUS "iss makking a ttypo"
fbcmd RESTATUS "is much better now"

fbcmd RESTATUS "doesn't want to lose old comments" -cnew=1
fbcmd RESTATUS "doesn't care about old comments" -cnew=0

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