What does “unknown command” mean in Pidgin?

Question

While chatting with another user just type /some text in Pidgin. It shows "unknown command". What does it mean? How can I resolve this?

Answer 1

sorry i found the answer . actually the acceptable commands in pidgin are buzz, clear, clearall, debug, help, me, ping, say

Check here :

   Use "/help <command>" for help on a specific command.
    The following commands are available in this context:
    buzz, clear, clearall, debug, help, me, ping, say.