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It's not much different from improv, Ratek! Imagine...
You get to the theatre, the director says:
The director has already given instructions to each of the cast members, privately. You have no idea what their characters' goals are, or if you need to interact with them or not. Each of them has their own set of tools, some similar (such as food and water), some not so similar. Your job is to act out the part you believe you were given, interpret it as you feel appropriate, and not let your character get killed in the process.
In a roleplay text game, it's the same as the improv on stage, except it's done live, in text instead of live, in person.
The different "commands" are entirely dependent on the codebase you pick, but the function of gameplay is the same. In addition, you get to decide what your character's goals will be, and to some extent what types of skills you want him to have. This will only be limited by the rules and regs of the game.
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