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You can send long, multi-line messages in the chat in a few ways:

• Paste a multi-line message directly into the chat.
• Enter { alone on the first line to start a multiline message and } alone on the last line to end it.
  • Or, start with {tag (where "tag" is any sequence of letters/numbers) and end with tag}. This is useful when you need to include closing braces } in your message.
• Use Meta-ENTER to start a new line without sending the message (Esc+ENTER in some environments).
• Use /paste to paste text from the clipboard into the chat.
• Use the /editor command (or press Ctrl-X Ctrl-E if your terminal allows) to open your editor to create the next chat message. See editor configuration docs for more info.
• Use multiline-mode, which swaps the function of Meta-Enter and Enter, so that Enter inserts a newline, and Meta-Enter submits your command. To enable multiline mode:
  • Use the /multiline-mode command to toggle it during a session.
  • Use the --multiline switch.

Example with a tag:

{python
def hello():
    print("Hello}")  # Note: contains a brace
python}

{: .note } People often ask for SHIFT-ENTER to be a soft-newline. Unfortunately there is no portable way to detect that keystroke in terminals.