_Added in 1.9.0_

*/dec [-cesuNzB] <%var> [value]*  

This decreases the value of %var by value.

_See also [[/var]], [[/set]], [[/unset]], [[/inc]], [[$var]]._

*Switches*

table(ktable).
|*Switch*|*Description*|
| -c | Decrease %var once per second. |
| -e | Unset the variable when AdiIRC exists. |
| -s | Echo the new value to current window. |
| -uN | Decrease %var once and unset the variable after N seconds. |
| -z | Decreases %var until it reaches zero and then unset it. |

*Parameters*

table(ktable).
|*Parameter*|*Description*|
| <%var> | The variable to decrease, either global or local. |
| [value] | Value to decrease by, if no value is defined, value is 1. |

*Example*

<pre>
alias example {
  ;Create a local variable and set it to 10.
  var %x 10

  ;Decrease %x by 5.
  /dec %x 5

  ;Print out %x's content.
  echo -a %x
}
</pre>