how do you resurrect an npc ?
i have tried to use ressurect on its own and with <1>
but in both cases i get an error message
namely
script ", line 1: function 'resurrectactor'requires a reference
whats this reference and how do i obtain it

Such commands need reference. Click NPC, then you'll see actor's reference name and RefID. Type 'resurrect 1'. That will work.

ah there we go thanks

while in the console mouse click the NPC, informations about him will show up at top center of the screen. This is valid to any object you want to interact via console.

That is the reference. Another way would be giving it explicitly SomeReference.resurrect like in player.somefunction or Baurus.someotherfunction. The . (dot) is important here.

Left click anywhere in the console again to return to default "PC" reference. ;-)

And just for the hell of it...

Incase your actor is no longer present in your current game, you can load a previous save, where the actor was alive, click him, load up your more recent save, and bring them back to life. Just make sure the actor doesn't have an ID beginning with FE or FF, or else it won't work.

Incidentally you can use a similar method with "moveto player" command, just for some extra fun. Can actually make use of those essential NPCs by pulling them into the middle of a tough battle.

Hey, I liked that one hint

Martin and Jaufree will have a much more 'relevant' role in the game from now on

When you resurrect with the console command, they come back as they started in the game, even if you have looted the body. There is a resurrect spell (mod) that brings them back "as is". I use this spell in conjundtion with the clothing changes I do in some of my strange pictures.
In my game, I have some of the best dressed beggers wandering around. When I see the female begger in the market area wearing Syl's dress, it doesn't make me feel too much like giving her a coin.

BTW the command is resurrect and you have to click on the person/creature and you do not have to use "1" at the end, i should know, i have used it to fix many a problem ie like when a companion kills the wrong person or i need a few more items from that spesific item more than one of it

Actully u need the tilde ~ and {resurrect} while clicking on the NCP u want to ress

you need to use the 1 command if you want the npc to stand up as they are otherwise they wil be reset
anyway i have used the resurrect command on the cheydinhall dark brother hood members
and two of them ( teinaava and marie antoinette ) turn hostile after resurection
anything i can do about that ?

the others dont

I believe it it specially scripted like that. You might be able to get around it if you use "moddisposition player 100" on them, But they may be scripted to attack you due to a quest stage being done... At which point you'd really need to alter their scripts in the CS.

i went back to the quest and killed marie antoinette first resurrected her and she was normal after that
i killed vincente after that and she remined frienldy too she only became hostile after i shot m'jdaar