docs/moderation/clear_command.md

# Clearing messages in bulk

Sudobot has `-clear` command which can delete messages in bulk.

{% hint style="warning" %}
Messages deleted using this command won't be logged.
{% endhint %}

**Legacy Command**

```
-clear <UserID|UserMention>
```

**Slash Command**

```
/clear [User] [MessageCount] [Channel]
```

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While using slash command, you must specify either the message count or the user.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="info" %}
This operation might take some time depending on the amount of messages.
{% endhint %}

#### Examples

```
-clear @Someone
-clear 347382275362482
```
1	# Clearing messages in bulk
2
3	Sudobot has `-clear` command which can delete messages in bulk.
4
5	{% hint style="warning" %}
6	Messages deleted using this command won't be logged.
7	{% endhint %}
8
9	Legacy Command
10
11	```
12	-clear <UserID\|UserMention>
13	```
14
15	Slash Command
16
17	```
18	/clear [User] [MessageCount] [Channel]
19	```
20
21	{% hint style="warning" %}
22	While using slash command, you must specify either the message count or the user.
23	{% endhint %}
24
25	{% hint style="info" %}
26	This operation might take some time depending on the amount of messages.
27	{% endhint %}
28
29	#### Examples
30
31	```
32	-clear @Someone
33	-clear 347382275362482
34	```