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diff --git a/cmd/Commands_en.hlp b/cmd/Commands_en.hlp
index 4d736989..585811d2 100644
--- a/cmd/Commands_en.hlp
+++ b/cmd/Commands_en.hlp
@@ -229,6 +229,16 @@ access. For example:-
 
   EXPORT 2345 /tmp/a
 
+=== 9^EXPORT_USERS [<filename>]^Export the users database to ascii
+Export the users database to a file in ascii format. If no filename
+is given then it will export the file to /spider/data/user_asc.
+
+If the file already exists it will be renamed to <filename>.o. In fact
+up to 5 generations of the file can be kept each one with an extra 'o' on the
+suffix. 
+
+BE WARNED: this will write to any file you have write access to. No check is
+made on the filename (if any) that you specify.
 
 === 1^FORWARD/OPERNAME <call>^Send out information on this <call> to all clusters
 This command sends out any information held in the user file which can 
@@ -249,42 +259,62 @@ Look at the APROPOS <string> command which will search the help database
 for the <string> you specify and give you a list of likely commands
 to look at with HELP.
 
+=== 5^INIT <node>^Re-initialise a link to an AK1A compatible node
+This command attempts to re-initialise a link to a (usually) AK1A node
+that has got confused, usually by a protocol loop of some kind. It may
+work - but you usually will be better off simply disconnecting it (or
+better, if it is a real AK1A node, doing an RCMD <node> DISC/F <your
+node>).
+
+Best of luck - you will need it.
+  
 === 0^KILL <msgno> [<msgno..]^Delete a message from the local system
-Delete a message from the local system. You will only be able to delete messages
-that you have originated or been sent (unless you are the sysop).
+Delete a message from the local system. You will only be able to
+delete messages that you have originated or been sent (unless you are
+the sysop).
 
 === 5^KILL FULL <msgno> [<msgno..]^Delete a message from the whole cluster
 Delete a message (usually a 'bulletin') from the whole cluster system. 
 
-This uses the subject field, so any messages that have exactly the same subject
-will be deleted. Beware!
+This uses the subject field, so any messages that have exactly the
+same subject will be deleted. Beware!
+
+=== 0^LINKS^Show which nodes is physically connected
+This is a quick listing that shows which links are connected and
+some information about them. See WHO for a list of all connections.
 
 === 9^LOAD/ALIASES^Reload the command alias table
-Reload the /spider/cmd/Aliases file after you have editted it. You will need to
-do this if you change this file whilst the cluster is running in order for the
-changes to take effect.
+Reload the /spider/cmd/Aliases file after you have editted it. You
+will need to do this if you change this file whilst the cluster is
+running in order for the changes to take effect.
 
 === 9^LOAD/BANDS^Reload the band limits table
 Reload the /spider/data/bands.pl file if you have changed it manually whilst
 the cluster is running. 
 
 === 9^LOAD/CMD_CACHE^Reload the automatic command cache
-Normally, if you change a command file in the cmd or local_cmd tree it will
-automatially be picked up by the cluster program. Sometimes it can get confused
-if you are doing a lot of moving commands about or delete a command in the 
-local_cmd tree and want to use the normal one again. Execute this command to
-reset everything back to the state it was just after a cluster restart.
+Normally, if you change a command file in the cmd or local_cmd tree it
+will automatially be picked up by the cluster program. Sometimes it
+can get confused if you are doing a lot of moving commands about or
+delete a command in the local_cmd tree and want to use the normal one
+again. Execute this command to reset everything back to the state it
+was just after a cluster restart.
+
+=== 9^LOAD/FORWARD^Reload the msg forwarding routing table
+Reload the /spider/msg/forward.pl file if you have changed it
+manually whilst the cluster is running.
 
 === 9^LOAD/MESSAGES^Reload the system messages file
-If you change the /spider/perl/Messages file (usually whilst fiddling/writing new
-commands) you can have them take effect during a cluster session by executing this
-command. You need to do this if get something like :-
+If you change the /spider/perl/Messages file (usually whilst
+fiddling/writing new commands) you can have them take effect during a
+cluster session by executing this command. You need to do this if get
+something like :-
 
 unknown message 'xxxx' in lang 'en'
 
 === 9^LOAD/PREFIXES^Reload the prefix table
-Reload the /spider/data/prefix_data.pl file if you have changed it manually whilst
-the cluster is running. 
+Reload the /spider/data/prefix_data.pl file if you have changed it
+manually whilst the cluster is running.
 
 === 5^MERGE <node> [<no spots>/<no wwv>]^Ask for the latest spots and WWV 
 MERGE allows you to bring your spot and wwv database up to date. By default
@@ -322,9 +352,11 @@ You can look at the status of a message by using:-
 This will display more information on the message than DIR does.
    
 === 8^PC <call> <text>^Send text (eg PC Protocol) to <call>
-Send some arbitrary text to a locally connected callsign. No processing is done on
-the text. This command allows you to send PC Protocol to unstick things if problems
-arise (messages get stuck etc). eg:-
+Send some arbitrary text to a locally connected callsign. No
+processing is done on the text. This command allows you to send PC
+Protocol to unstick things if problems arise (messages get stuck
+etc). eg:-
+
    pc gb7djk PC33^GB7TLH^GB7DJK^400^
 or 
    pc G1TLH Try doing that properly!!!
@@ -418,15 +450,29 @@ SP is an alias for SEND PRIVATE
 === 0^SET/ANNOUNCE^Allow announce messages to come out on your terminal
 === 0^UNSET/ANNOUNCE^Stop announce messages coming out on your terminal
 
+=== 5^SET/ARCLUSTER <call> [<call>..]^Make the callsign an AR-Cluster node
+
 === 0^SET/BEEP^Add a beep to DX and other messages on your terminal
 === 0^UNSET/BEEP^Stop beeps for DX and other messages on your terminal
 
+=== 5^SET/CLX <call> [<call>..]^Make the callsign an CLX node
+
 === 9^SET/DEBUG <name>^Add a debug level to the debug set
 === 9^UNSET/DEBUG <name>^Remove a debug level from the debug set
 
 === 0^SET/DX^Allow DX messages to come out on your terminal
 === 0^UNSET/DX^Stop DX messages coming out on your terminal
 
+=== 0^SET/DXGRID^Allow Grid Squares on the end of DX announcements
+=== 0^UNSET/DXGRID^Stop Grid Squares on the end of DX announcements
+A standard feature which is enabled in version 1.43 and above is 
+that if the spotter's grid square is known it is output on the end
+of a DX announcement (there is just enough room). Some user programs
+cannot cope with this. You can use this command to reset (or set)
+this feature.
+
+=== 5^SET/DXNET <call> [<call>..]^Make the callsign an DXNet node
+
 === 0^SET/ECHO^Make the cluster echo your input
 === 0^UNSET/ECHO^Stop the cluster echoing your input
 If you are connected via a telnet session, different implimentations
@@ -434,6 +480,8 @@ of telnet handle echo differently depending on whether you are
 connected via port 23 or some other port. You can use this command
 to change the setting appropriately. 
 
+The setting is stored in your user profile.
+
 YOU DO NOT NEED TO USE THIS COMMAND IF YOU ARE CONNECTED VIA AX25.
 
 === 0^SET/HERE^Tell the system you are present at your terminal
@@ -476,11 +524,11 @@ then this command will set your QRA locator for you. For example:-
 Tell the system what your name is eg:-
   SET/NAME Dirk
 
-=== 9^SET/NODE <call> [<call>..]^Make the callsign an AK1A cluster
+=== 5^SET/NODE <call> [<call>..]^Make the callsign an AK1A cluster
 Tell the system that the call(s) are to be treated as AK1A cluster and
 fed PC Protocol rather normal user commands.
 
-=== 9^SET/OBSCOUNT <count> <nodecall>^Set the 'pump-up' obscelence counter 
+=== 8^SET/OBSCOUNT <count> <nodecall>^Set the 'pump-up' obscelence counter 
 From 1.35 onwards neighbouring nodes are pinged at regular intervals (see
 SET/PINGINTERVAL), usually 300 seconds or 5 minutes. There is a 'pump-up'
 counter which is decremented on every outgoing ping and then reset to
@@ -502,6 +550,8 @@ explicitly to 0 will disable paging.
   SET/PAGE 30
   SET/PAGE 0
 
+The setting is stored in your user profile.
+
 === 9^SET/PINGINTERVAL <time> <nodecall>^Set ping time to neighbouring nodes 
 As from release 1.35 all neighbouring nodes are pinged at regular intervals
 in order to determine the rolling quality of the link and, in future, to
@@ -535,7 +585,7 @@ can contain any characters but any spaces are removed (you can type in
 spaces - but they won't appear in the password). You can see the
 result with STAT/USER.
 
-=== 9^SET/SPIDER <call> [<call>..]^Make the callsign an DXSpider node
+=== 5^SET/SPIDER <call> [<call>..]^Make the callsign an DXSpider node
 Tell the system that the call(s) are to be treated as DXSpider node and
 fed new style DX Protocol rather normal user commands.
 
@@ -553,6 +603,9 @@ Tell the system where you are. For example:-
 === 0^SET/TALK^Allow TALK messages to come out on your terminal
 === 0^UNSET/TALK^Stop TALK messages coming out on your terminal
 
+=== 0^SET/WCY^Allow WCY messages to come out on your terminal
+=== 0^UNSET/WCY^Stop WCY messages coming out on your terminal
+
 === 0^SET/WWV^Allow WWV messages to come out on your terminal
 === 0^UNSET/WWV^Stop WWV messages coming out on your terminal
 
@@ -639,6 +692,10 @@ string to see a selection of files in a filearea eg:-
 
 See also TYPE - to see the contents of a file.
 
+=== 1^SHOW/ISOLATE^Show list of ISOLATED nodes
+
+=== 9^SHOW/LOCKOUT^Show the list of locked out or excluded callsigns
+
 === 0^SHOW/MOON [<prefix>|<callsign>]^Show Moon rise and set times
 Show the Moon rise and set times for a (list of) prefixes or callsigns, 
 together with the azimuth and elevation of the sun currently at those
@@ -806,6 +863,10 @@ time and UTC as the computer has it right now. If you give some prefixes
 then it will show UTC and UTC + the local offset (not including DST) at
 the prefixes or callsigns that you specify.
 
+=== 0^SHOW/WCY^Show last 10 WCY broadcasts
+=== 0^SHOW/WCY <n>^Show last <n> WCY broadcasts
+Display the most recent WCY information that has been received by the system
+
 === 0^SHOW/WWV^Show last 10 WWV broadcasts
 === 0^SHOW/WWV <n>^Show last <n> WWV broadcasts
 Display the most recent WWV information that has been received by the system
@@ -813,6 +874,16 @@ Display the most recent WWV information that has been received by the system
 === 5^SHUTDOWN^Shutdown the cluster
 Shutdown the cluster and disconnect all the users 
 
+=== 9^SPOOF <call> <command>^Do a command as though you are another user
+This command is provided so that sysops can set a user's parameters without
+me having to write a special 'sysop' version for every user command. It
+allows you to pretend that you are doing the command as the user you specify.
+
+eg:-
+
+   SPOOF G1TLH set/name Dirk
+   SPOOF G1TLH set/qra JO02LQ
+
 === 5^STAT/DB <dbname>^Show the status of a database
 Show the internal status of a database descriptor.
 
@@ -860,8 +931,8 @@ They will all match. If there is no password you will still be offered
 numbers but nothing will happen when you input a string. Any match is
 case sensitive.
 
-=== 0^TALK <call> <text>^Send a text message to another station
-=== 0^TALK <call> > <node> <text>^Send a text message to another station via a node
+=== 0^TALK <call> [<text>]^Send a text message to another station
+=== 0^TALK <call> > <node> [<text>]^Send a text message to another station via a node
 Send a short message to any other station that is visible on the cluster
 system. You can send it to anyone you can see with a SHOW/CONFIGURATION 
 command, they don't have to be connected locally.
@@ -874,6 +945,25 @@ If you know that G3JNB is likely to be present on GB7TLH, but you can only
 see GB7TLH in the SH/C list but with no users, then you would use the
 second form of the talk message.
 
+If you want to have a ragchew with someone you can leave the text message
+out and the system will go into 'Talk' mode. What this means is that a
+short message is sent to the recipient telling them that you are in a
+'Talking' frame of mind and then you just type - everything you send will
+go to the station that you asked for. 
+
+All the usual announcements, spots and so on will still come out on your
+terminal.
+
+If you want to do something (such as send a spot) you preceed the normal 
+command with a '/' character, eg:-
+
+   /DX 14001 G1TLH What's a B class licensee doing on 20m CW?
+   /HELP talk
+
+To leave talk mode type:
+   
+   /EX
+
 === 0^TYPE <filearea>/<name>^Look at the contents of a file in one of the fileareas
 Type out the contents of a file in a filearea. So, for example, in 
 filearea 'bulletins' you want to look at file 'arld051' you would