1. Fixed help and apropos commands so that they default to english if

[spider.git] / cmd / Commands_en.hlp

diff --git a/cmd/Commands_en.hlp b/cmd/Commands_en.hlp
index 159f0b7d5f3c83893b58779b56a90d60b2d210a1..095b7764cfa6977964bfc82873a00542fa91d1c7 100644 (file)
--- a/cmd/Commands_en.hlp
+++ b/cmd/Commands_en.hlp
@@ -207,7 +207,25 @@ This will send your announcement cluster wide
 Search the help database for <string> (it isn't case sensitive), and print
 the names of all the commands that may be relevant.
 
-=== 0^BLANK <nn>^Print nn (default 1) blank lines
+=== 0^BLANK [<string>] [<nn>]^Print nn (default 1) blank lines (or strings)
+In its basic form this command prints one or more blank lines. However if
+you pass it a string it will replicate the string for the width of the 
+screen (default 80) and then print that one or more times, so:
+
+  blank 2
+
+prints two blank lines
+
+  blank - 
+
+prints a row of - characters once.
+
+  blank abc
+
+prints 'abcabcabcabcabcabc....'
+
+This is really only of any use in a script file and you can print a maximum
+of 9 lines.
 
 === 0^BYE^Exit from the cluster
 This will disconnect you from the cluster
@@ -1178,7 +1196,7 @@ to you will normally find their way there should you not be connected.
 eg:-
   SET/HOMENODE gb7djk
 
-=== 8^SET/HOPS <call> ann|spots|wwv|wcy <n>^Set hop count  
+=== 8^SET/HOPS <call> ann|spots|route|wwv|wcy <n>^Set hop count  
 Set the hop count for a particular type of broadcast for a node.
 
 This command allows you to set up special hop counts for a node 
@@ -1462,7 +1480,7 @@ Show the HF DX spots breakdown by band for the last 31 days
 === 0^SHOW/HFTABLE^Show the HF DX Spotter Table for your country
 Show the HF DX Spotter table for your country for the last 31 days
 
-=== 8^SHOW/HOPS <call> [ann|spots|wcy|wwv]^Show the hop counts for a node
+=== 8^SHOW/HOPS <call> [ann|spots|route|wcy|wwv]^Show the hop counts for a node
 This command shows the hop counts set up for a node. You can specify
 which category you want to see. If you leave the category out then 
 all the categories will be listed.
@@ -1562,6 +1580,21 @@ Gives you an estimate of the long path propagation characterics. It
 should be noted that the figures will probably not be very useful, nor
 terrible accurate, but it is included for completeness.
 
+=== 0^SHOW/NEWCONFIGURATION [<node>]^Show all the nodes and users visible
+This command allows you to see all the users that can be seen
+and the nodes to which they are connected. 
+
+This command produces essentially the same information as 
+SHOW/CONFIGURATION except that it shows all the duplication of
+any routes that might be present It also uses a different format
+which may not take up quite as much space if you don't have any
+loops.
+
+BE WARNED: the list that is returned can be VERY long
+
+=== 0^SHOW/NEWCONFIGURATION/NODE^Show all the nodes connected locally
+Show all the nodes connected to this node in the new format.
+
 === 1^SHOW/NODE [<callsign> ...]^Show the type and version number of nodes
 Show the type and version (if connected) of the nodes specified on the
 command line. If no callsigns are specified then a sorted list of all