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 to open your editor to create the next chat message. See [editor configuration docs](/docs/config/editor.html) 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.