Improve documentation around banning (#9088)

[oweals/minetest.git] / builtin / game / chat.lua

diff --git a/builtin/game/chat.lua b/builtin/game/chat.lua
index 424cbfe3f8dc3382844aba95a418e6862a52c339..37d12c458e9dbcbd5b4749535e39eaeb52b49993 100644 (file)
--- a/builtin/game/chat.lua
+++ b/builtin/game/chat.lua
@@ -909,8 +909,8 @@ core.register_chatcommand("shutdown", {
 })
 
 core.register_chatcommand("ban", {
-       params = "[<name> | <IP_address>]",
-       description = "Ban player or show ban list",
+       params = "[<name>]",
+       description = "Ban the IP of a player or show the ban list",
        privs = {ban=true},
        func = function(name, param)
                if param == "" then
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ core.register_chatcommand("ban", {
                        end
                end
                if not core.get_player_by_name(param) then
-                       return false, "No such player."
+                       return false, "Player is not online."
                end
                if not core.ban_player(param) then
                        return false, "Failed to ban player."
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ core.register_chatcommand("ban", {
 
 core.register_chatcommand("unban", {
        params = "<name> | <IP_address>",
-       description = "Remove player ban",
+       description = "Remove IP ban belonging to a player/IP",
        privs = {ban=true},
        func = function(name, param)
                if not core.unban_player_or_ip(param) then