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# xkcd bot
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xkcd bot is a Zulip bot that can fetch a comic strip from xkcd. To use xkcd
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bot you can simply call it with `@xkcd` followed by a command. Like this:
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```
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@xkcd <command>
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```
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xkcd bot has four commands:
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1. `help`
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This command is used to list all commands that can be used with this bot.
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You can use this command by typing `@xkcd help` in a stream.
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2. `latest`
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This command is used to fetch the latest comic strip from xkcd. You can use
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this command by typing `@xkcd latest` in a stream.
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3. `random`
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This command is used to fetch a random comic strip from xkcd. You can use
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this command by typing `@xkcd random` in a stream, xkcd bot will post a
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random xkcd comic strip.
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4. `<comic_id>`
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To fetch a comic strip based on id, you can directly use `@xkcd <comic_id>`,
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for example if you want to fetch a comic strip with id 1234, you can type
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`@xkcd 1234`, xkcd bot will post a comic strip with id 1234.
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If you type a wrong command to xkcd bot, xkcd bot will post information
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you'd get from `@xkcd help`.
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And if you type a wrong id, xkcd bot will post a message that an xkcd comic
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strip with that id is not available.
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