`cvarSub`

OpenJK

Subtract a value from a cvar

At a glance

Field	Value
Syntax	`cvarSub <variable> <value>`
Cheat protected	No
Network scope	`client-or-server`: Engine code in both the client and the dedicated server; each uses its own value.
Category	Engine & diagnostics
Module	`engine-shared`
Renderer	All / not renderer-specific
Derivation	`documented`
Confidence	`high`
Added	2016-03-24 in `c9c6ab99f` (how to compare this against your build)
In-game xdocs	No
In-game menu	No

Arguments and gating

No verified argument schema is available beyond the syntax shown above.

Provenance

Origin: OpenJK

Ultimate-origin introduction: 55d9184d89f7 in OpenJK (content authored 2016-03-22, integrated 2016-03-22)
TaystJK integration evidence: c9c6ab99fdd2
Upstream registration evidence: codemp/qcommon/cvar.cpp:1603
Attribution method: shared-integration-explicit-credit
Attribution confidence: high

Dated project introductions

Authored dates come from the exact registration’s first content commit, PR dates identify when work was proposed to each project, and integration dates come from each first-parent mainline. A project merging first does not override earlier upstream authorship or submission.

Project	Authored	PR opened	Integrated	Commit	Relationship
OpenJK	`2016-03-22`	—	`2016-03-22`	`55d9184d89f7`	Ultimate origin
rend2	`2016-03-22`	—	`2016-03-22`	`55d9184d89f7`	Shared integration commit
NewJK / NewMod	`2016-03-22`	—	`2016-03-22`	`55d9184d89f7`	Shared integration commit
EternalJK	`2016-03-22`	—	`2016-03-24`	`c9c6ab99fdd2`	Other project appearance
TaystJK	`2016-03-22`	—	`2016-03-24`	`c9c6ab99fdd2`	Other project appearance
jaPRO	`2016-03-22`	—	`2016-03-24`	`c9c6ab99fdd2`	Other project appearance
Vulkan	`2016-03-22`	—	`2016-03-24`	`c9c6ab99fdd2`	Other project appearance

Evidence

registration: codemp/qcommon/cvar.cpp:1629 (Cmd_AddCommand)
handler: codemp/qcommon/cvar.cpp:1116

Generated from source commit c722804317d7 on 2026-09-28. Anything merged after that is not reflected here.