Commands

Vanguard has one chat command, /vg (or /vanguard), followed by a word. The help text below is quoted exactly as the addon prints it with /vg help.

The current release is 0.3.0. The addon has moved on since that release: 35 more modules and 18 more commands are written and waiting for the next release, which isn't out yet. This site marks those Next release. They are not in v0.3.0.

22 command words in v0.3.0 · 40 in the next release. An unknown word prints “Unknown command. /vg help”.

Every command you can type in chat, what it does, and which part of Vanguard it needs
CommandWhat it doesNeeds the moduleVersion
/vg

Opens (or closes) the options window. Also /vanguard, /vg options and /vg config. The help's first line says: “A from-scratch UI suite. /fui opens the options window; /fui <command>:”

In v0.3.0
/vg help

Prints the list of commands in chat: the help lines quoted on this page.

In v0.3.0
/vg setup

/vg setup
first-run setup again: layout, screen, look, then move things

Next release
/vg unlock | move | lock

/vg unlock | lock
drag handles on every ForeverUI frame; click one, then arrow keys nudge (Shift: 10 px)

In the next release the help line reads:

/vg unlock | lock
drag handles on every Vanguard frame; click one, then arrow keys nudge (Shift: 10 px)

In v0.3.0
/vg reset

/vg reset <frame|all>
put a frame (or every frame) back at its default spot

In v0.3.0
/vg frames

/vg frames
list the movable frames

In v0.3.0
/vg grid | snap

/vg grid [size|on|off]
the unlock-mode grid; snap on|off snapping while dragging

In v0.3.0
/vg accent

/vg accent <rrggbb|name>
set the accent color (brass, arcane, fel, void, ember); accent reset

In v0.3.0
/vg theme

/vg theme reset
every theme setting back to default

In v0.3.0
/vg modules | enable | disable

/vg modules
list modules; enable|disable <module> (then /reload)

In v0.3.0
/vg skins

/vg skins
addons skinned through ForeverUI.RegisterSkin; skins <addon> on|off

In the next release the help line reads:

/vg skins
addons skinned through Vanguard.RegisterSkin; skins <addon> on|off

In v0.3.0
/vg profile

/vg profile [name]
show profiles, or switch this character to one

/vg profile new|copy|delete <name>, profile reset
manage profiles

In v0.3.0
/vg export

/vg export [module]
copy the profile (or one module's settings) as a string

In v0.3.0
/vg import

/vg import
paste a string from /fui export

In the next release the help line reads:

/vg import
paste a string from /vg export

In v0.3.0
/vg spec

/vg spec [profile|off]
use a profile whenever you're in this specialization

In v0.3.0
/vg copy

/vg copy
the recent chat as plain text, ready to copy

Chat extrasNext release
/vg situation

/vg situation [record <name>|stop|clear [name]|list]
Situations: record a layout and settings for solo, party, raid, pvp, instance or resting

SituationsNext release
/vg watch

/vg watch [add|remove <phrase>|list|clear]
Chat watch: phrases that ring a sound and show a toast when said in chat

Chat watchNext release
/vg quests

/vg quests
open or close Vanguard's quest log (the game's quest log key does too)

Quest logNext release
/vg stock

/vg stock [<item> <n>]
items to keep in your bags; a merchant tops them up (0 removes, clear empties)

ErrandsNext release
/vg fights

/vg fights
your DPS, length and place in each fight this session, newest first

Fight historyNext release
/vg vendors

/vg vendors [clear]
how many merchants Vanguard remembers (for tooltips and the stock list); clear forgets them

Vendor memoryNext release
/vg inventory

/vg inventory [forget <name>|clear]
your characters remembered here and when their bags were read; forget drops one, clear forgets them all

InventoryNext release
/vg weights

/vg weights [set <stat> <n>|reset|export|import]
the stat weights gear upgrades use for your class and role; change one, go back to the defaults, or share them

Gear upgradesNext release
/vg prep

/vg prep [want <kind> <n>]
the Instance prep card now: what you're short of; want sets how many food, bandages, potions, ammo or shards

Instance prepNext release
/vg ah

/vg ah [list <name>|add <list> <item>|rename <name>|duplicate|delete|export|import|recent|scan|prices clear]
shopping lists (pick or make one, add an item: a link, an ID or a name; rename, copy, delete, export or import the list in use; recent: the last 20 items searched); scan the auction house (while it's open); forget the prices

Auction helperNext release
/vg way

/vg way [zone] x y [title]
a waypoint on the map that the game's arrow points to (a zone by name, or #<map id>); way clear removes it

WaypointsNext release
/vg dock

/vg dock
line up Deadly Boss Mods' bars with the Boss timers spots (move those with unlock); for BigWigs, where to drag its bars

Boss mod docksNext release
/vg binds

/vg binds
this spec's click-casting and hover-key bindings (set them in /fui > Click casting)

In the next release the help line reads:

/vg binds
this spec's click-casting and hover-key bindings (set them in /vg > Click casting)

Click castingIn v0.3.0
/vg keybind

/vg keybind
keybind mode: hover an action button and press a key to bind it; Escape leaves

Action barsNext release
/vg status

/vg status
version, profile, modules, skins, work waiting on combat

In the next release the help line reads:

/vg status
version, profile, modules, skins, work waiting on combat, what the client has

In v0.3.0
/vg factionart

/vg factionart
which of the game's own faction pictures this client has

Next release
/vg errors

/vg errors [clear]
the errors Vanguard caught this session, with stacks and counts (for a bug report); clear empties the list

Next release
/vg perf

/vg perf [cpu|watch]
Vanguard's CPU and memory now; cpu turns the game's CPU profiling on or off (reload); watch prints them every minute

Next release

All 40 command words: help options config setup unlock move lock reset frames accent grid snap theme modules enable disable skins profile export import spec binds keybind copy quests stock fights vendors inventory weights prep watch situation ah way dock factionart status errors perf

Source: Core/Slash.lua (HELP, COMMANDS, SLASH_VANGUARD1/2) in the Vanguard addon repository.