# Discourse Usage Tutorials

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/discourse-usage-tutorials/6552>\
**Category:** New to Julia\
**Created:** [October 19, 2017, 8:37am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/discourse-usage-tutorials/6552 "2017-10-19T08:37:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Daneel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/daneel/32/175_2.png) [@Daneel](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Daneel)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 8:37am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/discourse-usage-tutorials/6552/1 "2017-10-19T08:37:56Z")

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Discourse has some nice features which I hadn’t been aware of until I figured out how to do the quick interactive tutorials they have. There is a bot which takes you through them.

See the response below to start them (hopefully this works). Instead of spamming the main discussion I sent the command to @discobot via a private message and did the tutorials that way.

@discobot display help

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**Author:** ![discobot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/discobot/32/1008_2.png) [@discobot](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/discobot)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 8:38am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/discourse-usage-tutorials/6552/2 "2017-10-19T08:38:00Z")

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I currently know how to do the following things:

`@discobot start new user`

> Starts one of the following interactive narratives: new user, advanced user.

`@discobot roll 2d6`

> 🎲 3, 6

`@discobot quote`

> 🗨 _Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you_ — Princess Diana

`@discobot fortune`

> 🔮 You may rely on it

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**Author:** ![pharten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c6cbf5/32.png) [@pharten](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/pharten)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 5:58pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/discourse-usage-tutorials/6552/3 "2018-03-27T17:58:31Z")

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@discobot start new user

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**Author:** ![sarojani1979](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f4b2a3/32.png) [@sarojani1979](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sarojani1979)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 4:43am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/discourse-usage-tutorials/6552/4 "2026-01-05T04:43:55Z")

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How I have to learn Julia programming language guide me

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**Author:** ![discobot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/discobot/32/1008_2.png) [@discobot](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/discobot)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 4:43am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/discourse-usage-tutorials/6552/5 "2026-01-05T04:43:57Z")

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Hi! To find out what I can do, say `@discobot display help`.

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**Author:** ![sarojani1979](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f4b2a3/32.png) [@sarojani1979](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sarojani1979)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 4:44am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/discourse-usage-tutorials/6552/6 "2026-01-05T04:44:42Z")

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display help

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**Author:** ![ForceBru](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/forcebru/32/21389_2.png) [@ForceBru](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ForceBru)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 8:17am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/discourse-usage-tutorials/6552/8 "2026-01-05T08:17:41Z")

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I think you’re supposed to click on Discobot’s profile picture, its info will pop up, then click “Message” there and message the command there