# .output (client command)

Source: https://ref.dm-lang.org/skin/commands/dotoutput
Added in BYOND 514.

### Format
> `.output *control* *text*`

Sends output to a control. The text does not need quotes, but any backslashes, newlines, and tabs should be escaped with a backslash. This works similarly to the [`output()` proc](https://ref.dm-lang.org/proc/output.md). If text is omitted, the control is cleared.

Here is an example of using a map control's [on-status](https://ref.dm-lang.org/skin/param/on-status.md) event to set a label rather than using the window's own statusbar.

```
.output statuslabel [[* as escaped]]
```

### See also
- [output proc](https://ref.dm-lang.org/proc/output.md)
- [Client commands](https://ref.dm-lang.org/skin/commands/index.md)