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Description:: Order the given unit(s) to follow another from his own group (via radio). It can also be used to resume unit formation after e.g doStop.
Groups:: Unit Control

Example 1:: _soldier1 commandFollow _soldier2;
Example 2:: (units group _leader - [_leader]) commandFollow _leader; // returns all the units (but the leader) to formation

See also:: doFollow formationLeader formLeader isFormationLeader leader selectLeader setLeader

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-[[Category:Scripting Commands|COMMANDFOLLOW]]
+{{RV|type=command
-[[Category:Scripting Commands OFP 1.96|COMMANDFOLLOW]]
-[[Category:Scripting Commands OFP 1.46|COMMANDFOLLOW]]
-[[Category:Scripting Commands ArmA|COMMANDFOLLOW]]
+|game1= ofp
+|version1= 1.00
-<h2 style="color:#000066"> '''commandFollow ''formationLeader'''''</h2>
+|game2= ofpe
+|version2= 1.00
+|game3= arma1
+|version3= 1.00
-'''Operand types:'''
+|game4= arma2
+|version4= 1.00
-'''formationLeader:''' [[Object]]
+|game5= arma2oa
+|version5= 1.50
-'''Type of returned value:'''
+|game6= tkoh
+|version6= 1.00
-[[Nothing]]
+|game7= arma3
+|version7= 0.50
-'''Description:'''
+|gr1= Unit Control
-Order unit to follow given '''unit''' (via radio).
+|arg= local
+|descr= Order the given unit(s) to follow another from his own group (''via'' radio).
+It can also be used to resume unit formation after e.g [[doStop]].
-'''Example:'''
+|s1= unit [[commandFollow]] unitLead
-soldierOne '''commandFollow''' [[player]]
+|p1= unit: [[Object]] or [[Array]] of [[Object]]s
+|p2= unitLead: [[Object]]
+|r1= [[Nothing]]
+|x1= <sqf>_soldier1 commandFollow _soldier2;</sqf>
+|x2= <sqf>(units group _leader - [_leader]) commandFollow _leader; // returns all the units (but the leader) to formation</sqf>
+|seealso= [[doFollow]] [[formationLeader]] [[formLeader]] [[isFormationLeader]] [[leader]] [[selectLeader]] [[setLeader]]
+}}