X-Git-Url: http://dxcluster.org/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=cmd%2FCommands_en.hlp;h=77025c1a9b6517524071767a105517f0964e82e4;hb=329702a31bd4a526077c713b12ede457276c79db;hp=58a68abe01e57381e7cc2bd885ec70ca18f2d5d2;hpb=7ab17f423e9d5f27589cfe31ad962c4ea10e54f5;p=spider.git diff --git a/cmd/Commands_en.hlp b/cmd/Commands_en.hlp index 58a68abe..77025c1a 100644 --- a/cmd/Commands_en.hlp +++ b/cmd/Commands_en.hlp @@ -12,15 +12,13 @@ # Comment lines are indented before printing # === 0^ANNOUNCE ^Send an announcement to LOCAL users only + is the text of the announcement you wish to broadcast === 0^ANNOUNCE FULL ^Send an announcement cluster wide This will send your announcement cluster wide === 5^ANNOUNCE SYSOP ^Send an announcement to Sysops only -=== 0^ANNOUNCE- - is the text of the announcement you wish to broadcast - === 0^APROPOS ^Search help database for Search the help database for (it isn't case sensitive), and print the names of all the commands that may be relevant. @@ -43,16 +41,119 @@ outstanding non-private messages will be forwarded to them. This may well be ALL the non-private messages. You can prevent this by using these commmands:- - catch GB7DJK all - catch GB7DJK 300 301 302 303 + catch GB7DJK all + catch GB7DJK 300 301 302 303 and to undo what you have just done:- - - uncatch GB7DJK all - uncatch GB7DJK 300 301 302 303 + + uncatch GB7DJK all + uncatch GB7DJK 300 301 302 303 which will arrange for them to be forward candidates again. +=== 0^DBAVAIL^Show a list of all the Databases in the system +Title says it all really, this command lists all the databases defined +in the system. It is also aliased to SHOW/COMMAND. + +=== 9^DBCREATE ^Create a database entry +=== 9^DBCREATE chain [..]^Create a chained database entry +=== 9^DBCREATE remote ^Create a remote database entry +DBCREATE allows you to define a database in the system. It doesn't actually +create anything, just defines it. + +The databases that are created are simple DB_File hash databases, they are +therefore already 'indexed'. + +You can define a local database with the first form of the command eg: + + DBCREATE oblast + +You can also chain databases with the addition of the 'chain' keyword. +This will search each database one after the other. A typical example +is: + + DBCREATE sdx_qsl chain sql_ad + +No checking is done to see if the any of the chained databases exist, in +fact it is usually better to do the above staement first then do each of +the chained databases. + +Databases can exist offsite. To define a database that lives on another +node do: + + DBCREATE buckmaster remote gb7dxc + +Remote databases cannot be chained; however, the last database in a +a chain can be a remote database eg: + + DBCREATE qsl chain gb7dxc + +To see what databases have been defined do: + + DBAVAIL (or it will have been aliased to SHOW/COMMAND) + +It would be normal for you to add an entry into your local Aliases file +to allow people to use the 'SHOW/' style syntax. So you would +need to add a line like:- + + 's' => [ + .. + .. + '^sh\w*/buc', 'dbshow buckmaster', 'dbshow', + .. + .. + ], + +to allow + + SH/BUCK g1tlh + +to work as they may be used to. + +See DBIMPORT for the importing of existing AK1A format data to databases. +See DBSHOW for generic database enquiry + +=== 9^DBIMPORT ^Import AK1A data into a database +If you want to import or update data in bulk to a database you can use +this command. It will either create or update entries into an existing +database. For example:- + + DBIMPORT oblast /tmp/OBLAST.FUL + +will import the standard OBLAST database that comes with AK1A into the +oblast database held locally. + +=== 9^DBREMOVE ^Delete a database +DBREMOVE will completely remove a database entry and also delete any data +file that is associated with it. + +There is no warning, no comeback, no safety net. + +For example: + + DBREMOVE oblast + +will remove the oblast database from the system and it will also remove +the associated datafile. + +I repeat: + +There is no warning, no comeback, no safety net. + +You have been warned. + +=== 0^DBSHOW ^Display an entry, if it exists, in a database +This is the generic user interface to the database to the database system. +It is expected that the sysop will add an entry to the local Aliases file +so that users can use the more familiar AK1A style of enquiry such as: + + SH/BUCK G1TLH + +but if he hasn't and the database really does exist (use DBAVAIL or +SHOW/COMMAND to find out) you can do the same thing with: + + DBSHOW buck G1TLH + === 9^DEBUG^Set the cluster program into debug mode Executing this command will only have an effect if you are running the cluster in debug mode i.e. @@ -115,6 +216,30 @@ You can credit someone else by saying:- The is compared against the available bands set up in the cluster. See SHOW/BANDS for more information. +=== 9^EXPORT ^Export a message to a file +Export a message to a file. This command can only be executed on a local +console with a fully privileged user. The file produced will be in a form +ready to be imported back into the cluster by placing it in the import +directory (/spider/msg/import). + +This command cannot overwrite an existing file. This is to provide some +measure of security. Any files written will owned by the same user as the +main cluster, otherwise you can put the new files anywhere the cluster can +access. For example:- + + EXPORT 2345 /tmp/a + +=== 9^EXPORT_USERS []^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 .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 ^Send out information on this to all clusters This command sends out any information held in the user file which can be broadcast in PC41 protocol packets. This information is Name, QTH, Location @@ -134,42 +259,58 @@ Look at the APROPOS command which will search the help database for the you specify and give you a list of likely commands to look at with HELP. +=== 5^INIT ^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 DISC/F ). + +Best of luck - you will need it. + === 0^KILL [ [ [/]^Ask for the latest spots and WWV MERGE allows you to bring your spot and wwv database up to date. By default @@ -195,6 +336,8 @@ out. MSG NOKEep - unset the keep flag MSG SUbject - change the subject to MSG WAittime - remove any waitting time for this message + MSG NOREad - mark message as unread + MSG REad - mark message as read MSG QUeue - queue any outstanding bulletins MSG QUeue 1 - queue any outstanding private messages @@ -205,9 +348,11 @@ You can look at the status of a message by using:- This will display more information on the message than DIR does. === 8^PC ^Send text (eg PC Protocol) to -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!!! @@ -260,15 +405,16 @@ message either sent by or sent to your callsign. === 5^READ-^ As a sysop you may read any message on the system -=== 0^REPLY^Reply to the last message that you have read -=== 0^REPLY ^Reply to the specified message -=== 0^REPLY PRIVATE ^Reply privately to the specified message +=== 0^REPLY^Reply (privately) to the last message that you have read +=== 0^REPLY ^Reply (privately) to the specified message +=== 0^REPLY B ^Reply as a Bulletin to the specified message +=== 0^REPLY NOPrivate ^Reply as a Bulletin to the specified message === 0^REPLY RR ^Reply to the specified message with read receipt You can reply to a message and the subject will automatically have "Re:" inserted in front of it, if it isn't already present. You can also use all the extra qualifiers such as RR, PRIVATE, -NOPRIVATE that you can use with the SEND command (see SEND +NOPRIVATE, B that you can use with the SEND command (see SEND for further details) === 0^SEND [ ...]^Send a message to one or more callsigns @@ -300,15 +446,40 @@ 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 [..]^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 [..]^Make the callsign an CLX node + === 9^SET/DEBUG ^Add a debug level to the debug set === 9^UNSET/DEBUG ^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 [..]^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 +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 === 0^UNSET/HERE^Tell the system you are absent from your terminal @@ -339,6 +510,9 @@ what your latitude and longitude is. If you have not yet done a SET/QRA then this command will set your QRA locator for you. For example:- SET/LOCATION 52 22 N 0 57 E +=== 0^SET/LOGININFO^Inform when a station logs in locally +=== 0^UNSET/LOGININFO^Inform when a station logs out locally + === 9^SET/LOCKOUT ^Stop a callsign connecting to the cluster === 9^UNSET/LOCKOUT ^Allow a callsign to connect to the cluster @@ -346,17 +520,48 @@ 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 [..]^Make the callsign an AK1A cluster +=== 5^SET/NODE [..]^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. +=== 8^SET/OBSCOUNT ^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 +the 'obscount' value on every incoming ping. The default value of this +parameter is 2. + +What this means is that a neighbouring node will be pinged twice at +(default) 300 second intervals and if no reply has been heard just before +what would be the third attempt, that node is disconnected. + +If a ping is heard then the obscount is reset to the full value. Using +default values, if a node has not responded to a ping within 15 minutes, +it is disconnected. + === 0^SET/PAGE ^Set the lines per page Tell the system how many lines you wish on a page when the number of line of output from a command is more than this. The default is 20. Setting it explicitly to 0 will disable paging. SET/PAGE 30 SET/PAGE 0 - + +The setting is stored in your user profile. + +=== 9^SET/PINGINTERVAL