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This page describes how to use **TOOL.Information**.⤶ ⤶ ⤶ ⤶ **CLEAN ME UP**⤶ ⤶ You can find source code for it [here](https://github.com/garrynewman/garrysmod/blob/master/garrysmod/gamemodes/sandbox/entities/weapons/gmod_tool/cl_init.lua#L103-L164).⤶ ⤶ You cannot have more than two key combinations displayed.⤶ ⤶ Here's an example:⤶ ⤶ ⤶ ```⤶ if CLIENT then⤶ ⤶ TOOL.Information = {⤶ ⤶ { name = "info", stage = 1 },⤶ { name = "left" },⤶ { name = "right" },⤶ { name = "right_use", icon2 = "gui/e.png" },⤶ { name = "reload" },⤶ { name = "reload_use", icon2 = "gui/e.png" },⤶ ⤶ }⤶ ⤶ language.Add( "tool.example.1", "See information in the context menu" )⤶ language.Add( "tool.example.left", "Select an object" )⤶ language.Add( "tool.example.right", "Select next mode" )⤶ language.Add( "tool.example.right_use", "Select previous mode" )⤶ language.Add( "tool.example.reload", "Select yourself" )⤶ language.Add( "tool.example.reload_use", "Select your view model" )⤶ ⤶ end⤶ ```⤶ ⤶ ⤶ For each table inside the TOOL.Information a new line of text is added on HUD. It will display "#tool.&lt;toolclassname&gt;.&lt;namefromthename&gt;" by default.⤶ ⤶ * &lt;toolclassname&gt; is the filename of your tool.⤶ ⤶ ⤶ ⤶ ⤶ ⤶ * **icon** key defines a path to the icon⤶ * **icon2** key defines a a second icon path⤶ * certain **name**s have a default fallback icon⤶ * **stage** key makes the text only appear for given stage ( <page>Tool:SetStage</page> )⤶ * **op** key makes the text only appear for given operation ( <page>Tool:SetOperation</page> )⤶ ⤶ ⤶ ⤶ ⤶ ⤶ * Default name is "info", which will display tool.example.&lt;toolstage&gt;, as all tools that do not use TOOL.Information do.⤶ * If your name ends on "use" and you do not override the icon2, icon2 will be E key. ( gui/e.png )⤶ * If your name starts with "info" - default icon is "gui/info"⤶ * If your name starts with "left" - default icon is LMB icon ( gui/lmb.png )⤶ * If your name starts with "right" - default icon is RMB icon ( gui/rmb.png )⤶ * If your name starts with "reload" - default icon is R key icon ( gui/r.png )

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