CIX COMMAND HELP FILES

    
    syntax: book.mark.delete [bookmark_name]
     alias: b.m.d

bookmark_name: The name by which the user references 
               the bookmark.

Examples:
b.m.d sf
b.m.d


Common uses: This command is used to delete a bookmark 
that is no longer needed.

    
    syntax: book.mark.edit [bookmark_name]
     alias: b.m.d

bookmark_name: The name by which the user references 
               the bookmark.

Examples:
b.m.e sf
b.m.e


Common uses: This command is used to revise an existing 
bookmark.  Use of this command should be very rare.

    
    syntax: book.mark.goto [bookmark_name]
     alias: b.m.g (or bg)

bookmark_name: The name by which the user references 
               the bookmark.

Examples:
b.m.g sf
bg sf


Common uses: From anywhere in the system the user can 
access the area to which the bookmark points with this 
command.  May be considered a personalized goword.

    
    syntax: book.mark.list
     alias: b.m.l


Examples:
b.m.l


Common uses: Lists the bookmarks which the user has 
available in the "transform" file in his/her personal 
filestore.  List may include other items assigned by 
the transform function of CIX as well as bookmarks. 
Bookmark items list the item and the CIX command to 
reach the bookmarked area.

    
    syntax: book.mark.set [bookmark_name]
     alias: b.m.s

bookmark_name: The name by which the user references 
               the bookmark.

Examples:
b.m.s sf
b.m.s

Notes:  The user positions the system to the area 
he/she wishes to mark and executes this command to 
create the bookmark.

Common uses: This command is used to create (in a file 
named "transform" in the user's filestore area) a short 
name which may be used to access an area from anywhere 
on the system.  If the file does not exist this command 
will create one; if the file does exist this command 
will use it to store the bookmark information.  

    syntax: brief.areas.set [on], [off], or nothing
     alias: b.a.s

on/off: Set toggle to one specific setting.
nothing: toggle to the opposite of current setting.

Examples:
b.a.s on
b.a.s

Notes: This command is usually reserved for more 
experienced users as it turns off the display of the 
menus for everywhere but in message boards and Q/A's.

Use with caution, and remember that the ? command will 
show you where you are if you get lost.

Common uses: Most people use this when they are 
comfortable with all of the commands. This command is 
usually used only once, with changing the brief-area 
toggle in the use information section to a 1 for the 
next call.

    syntax: brief.boards.set [on], [off], or nothing
     alias: b.b.s


on/off: Set toggle to one or the other.
nothing: Switch to opposite of current setting.

Examples:
b.b.s on
b.b.s

Notes: As with brief.areas, this is more for 
experienced users, since it gives you nothing more than 
a one-time list of subject headers, and a one-line 
prompt from any message base. Again, use with care, and 
always remember the ? command.

Common uses: Just like with brief.areas, most people 
use this only once or twice, getting used to the 
concept of not having the menus there, afterwards just 
changing the user setup option to a 1 for the BRIEF-
BOARDS setting, thus having it set automatically from 
then on.

    syntax: brief.compose.set [on], [off], or nothing
     alias: b.c.s

on/off: Set toggle to one or the other.
nothing: Switch toggle to opposite setting.

Examples:
b.c.s on
b.c.s

Notes: As with the other two brief toggles, this is 
something that not all users will ever want to use. This one 
is different from the other two in that, all the normal 
menus are still in place, but instead it simply skips a 
step.  With this toggled on, whenever you elect to make a
message, your selected editor automatically comes up, 
instead of the basic line-by-line included with TSO.

Common uses: This command is useful when you are doing 
a lot of editing of messages before you send them, 
although, if you despise the line-by-line enough, or 
just like your editor a lot, you can also change a 
toggle in your setup area: BRIEF-COMPOSE, again, set it 
to 1.

    syntax: brief.heads.set
     alias: b.h.s

Examples:
b.h.s

Notes: This command is a toggle switch for including or 
excluding reference information from the list of 
headers.

The default setting is to include this information.

Common uses:  This command can be used if users desire 
a less cluttered list of subjects to be displayed.

    syntax: brief.input.set
     alias: b.i.s

Examples:
b.i.s

Notes:  This command is used to disable all the cursor 
keys (except in the editor).

Common uses:  Useful if the line is very noisy or on 
very non-standard terminal types.

    syntax: brief.rfc822.set [on], [off], or nothing
     alias: b.r.s


on/off: Set toggle to one or the other - on for CIX 
        headers or off for rfc822 headers.

nothing: Switch to opposite of current setting.

Examples:
b.r.s on
b.r.s

Notes:  Certain heading structure is specified by the 
ARPA standards for message formats as outlined in 
RFC822.  CIX normally uses a simplified sub-set of 
these standards in order to save space and present a 
less cluttered view of the header. 

Common uses:  In some cases, particularly when using 
off-line mail readers, the RFC822 version of the 
headers are required.  This toggle is available for 
those times when the RFC822 version of the headers is 
desired.
        

    syntax: brief.scroll.set [on], [off], or nothing
     alias: b.s.s

on/off: Set toggle to one or the other.
nothing: Switch to opposite of current setting.

Examples:
b.s.s
b.s.s on

Notes:  The user enters this command to toggle the 
brief.scroll toggle on to suppress normal screen 
scrolling and off to restore normal screen scrolling.

Common uses: The user may use this command to suppress 
scrolling when he wishes to download a message/file 
without the normal stops at the end of each screen.  
This prevents the prompt message from being included in 
the downloaded message/file.  A halt does occur at the 
end of each message read while the brief.scroll toggle 
is on.  A second entry of the command returns to normal 
scrolling.

    syntax: brief.wordwrap.set [on], [off], or nothing
     alias: b.w.s


on/off: Set toggle to one or the other.
nothing: Switch to opposite of current setting.

Examples:
b.w.s on
b.w.s

Notes:  Sets the system to word wrap (or not) during 
composing messages in the CIX compose area.

Common uses:  While it is normal to have the toggle set 
on so word wrap is in effect the output to be sent to 
some systems requires that each line end with a 
carriage return - with the toggle set off these can be 
inserted manually.

    
    syntax: display.columns.set [number]
     alias: d.c.s

number: The number of columns your display has.

Examples:
d.c.s
d.c.s 80
d.c.s 40

Notes: This setting is used to set the number of 
columns that TSO expects to find on your display, and 
also assumes that your terminal will automatically go 
to the next line when a line this long has been 
transmitted. If your terminal doesn't handle 80-
character lines properly, and you see that you are 
missing some information, change this setting to a 
negative of what it was set to, ex: 80 would become 80. 

Also make sure that your terminal really is the size 
you think it is, 40 and 80 are command settings, yet 
almost anything will work.

Common uses: As with some of the other commands, this 
is a temporary change, useful if you change between 
different computers with different numbers of columns. 
To make the changes permanent, you will need to change 
the DISPLAY-COLUMNS setting in your user setup 
information.

    
    syntax: display.echo
     alias: d.e


Examples:
d.e Display message

Notes:  Displays on the user's screen whatever is 
entered as the parameter following the command.

Common uses:  Users may insert these commands in their 
run files to display notes on the screen during run 
time of the runfile.

    
    syntax: display.keys.test
     alias: d.k.t

Examples:
d.k.t

Common uses: Mostly used to check what the system 
thinks you are typing for the keys that you ARE typing, 
of most use for initial users who want to figure out 
which key to use for delete, BackSpace or DEL.

    
    syntax: display.lines.set [number]
     alias: d.l.s

number: The number of lines on your screen.

Examples:
d.l.s
d.l.s 24

Notes: CIX needs to know the number of lines your 
screen will show before it scrolls, so that it may stop 
scrolling in long messages and other files before the 
information goes off the screen, and lets you read it 
all. Check your machine setup to find out what size 
your screen is, but 24 is a safe bet.

Common uses: Like the other user-setting changes, this 
is good if you have different size screens on different 
computers, to get the fullest out of your screen. But 
again, it is only good for as long as your are logged 
in, and you will need to change your DISPLAY-LINES 
setting in your user information section if you wish 
the changes to stick.

    
    syntax: display.port.show
     alias: d.p.s

Examples:
d.p.s

Notes: Mostly a diagnostic command, many times an 
administrator will ask you to check what port you are 
on when experiencing different system problems.

Common uses: Usually, only when requested by an 
administrator.

    
    syntax: display.reset
     alias: d.r


Examples:
d.r

Notes:  Resets the hosts parameter settings.

Common uses:  Users can try this command if their 
session starts echoing lines twice.

    
    syntax: display.type.set [.] or [option]
     alias: d.t.s

.: Displays available options.
option: one of the options displayed with the "." 
        commands.

Examples:
d.t.s dumb
d.t.s .
d.t.s

Notes: Like many other commands, this is useful when 
you use TSO from differently setup computers. The 
different options allow for page clearing instead of 
scrolling menus off of screens, highlighting of 
important system messages, and other things. If nothing 
seems to work well with your terminal, dumb is your 
safest bet. Note that the d.t.s. form of the command 
will give you a list of terminal types 
available on the system.  Information entered is case 
sensitive - VT100 is not the same as vt100, etc.


Common uses: Since this is a temporary change, it may 
be used as hinted at above, makeing permanent changes 
by changing the DISPLAY-TYPE setting in your user 
information section to the setting you prefer.

    
    syntax: email.open
     alias: e.o

Examples:
e.o

Notes: This will take you directly to your e-mail box, 
and it is quicker than typing "go mail"

Common uses: Quick access to your personal e-mail box.

    
    syntax: email.reply [message number]
     alias: e.r


message number: The number of the message in the 
current area that you would like to reply to privately 
rather than on the public board.

Examples:
e.r
e.r 290

Notes: This is just an easy way of skipping through the 
step of having to type in the ID of the author you want 
to reply to when replying to a message anywhere, if you 
want it to go straight to them.

Common uses: This is an easy way of replying to a 
public post for a private reply to some stated subject, 
this way, the original topic line is kept making it 
easier for the reciever to know what you are talking 
about.

    
    syntax: email.send [address,[address...]], 
            [*mailinglist], or nothing.
     alias: e.s

Examples:
e.s
e.s jknueven,[email protected],bp,sshoe
e.s *maillist.file

Notes: This command has a lot of flexibility, it allows 
sending to one person, a list you make now, or one you 
made up a while ago. To simply send to the user, just 
type "es" or "es userid" to send. To send to a mailing 
list, follow the command with a * and the name of the 
maillist file, in your file area, or the full path 
of the file, if you are using one from somewhere else. 
TSO will automatically read all of the Ids out of that, 
and remember them. To tell TSO a list of people to send 
to immediately, follow the command with the ids of all 
of them, being careful to not mistype, separating them 
with either commas or spaces, or a combination. 
Remember that once you have gone past one line of
information to TSO, you cannot go back an re-edit that 
line. TSO will also remember these ids once you've type 
them, just remember that you are planning on sending to 
the whole list when you do this.

Common uses: Sending E-mail of any kind, to anyone, 
anywhere on the network linkup.

    
    syntax: file.append [filename1] [filename2]
     alias: f.a

filename1: The file to append from.
filename2: The file to append the data to.

Examples:
f.a
f.a chapter1 complete.story

Notes: For use with the users filestore area. This 
command is good for those users who recieve things 
through the net, since most networks have a file-size 
restriction, and large files have to be cut into 
smaller pieces, all the user has to do is forward the 
sections from his mailbox to his filestore area and 
edit the forward lines out, and then file.append them 
back together.

Common uses: Putting cut files back together, such as 
mentioned above.
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    syntax: file.copy [filename1 [filename2]]
     alias: f.c

filename1: The original file name.
filename2: The name of the new file.

Examples:
f.c
f.c old new

Notes: A simple file copy command for use with the 
files inthe users filestore area.

Common uses: This is an easy way of duplicating files 
if you wish to change or work with one, so as not to 
damage the original and not be able to repair the 
damage.

    
    syntax: file.delete [filename [y]]
     alias: f.d

filename: File to delete - filename may include * as a
wildcard.  A wildcard character can be included before 
and/or after the period separating the filename and its 
extension.

y: Put this option here to skip the prompt about wanting to 
delete the file.  Be careful!

Examples:
f.d
f.d oldfile
f.d oldfile y
f.d old*
Notes: Used to delete files from the user's filestore area.

Common uses: Clearing out files, especially before the 
system does it for you.  Use of the wildcard can be useful 
when deleting a number of files with a common part.  Do not 
use *.* as it could result in deleting of your entire 
filestore.

    
    syntax: file.edit [filename]
     alias: f.e

filename: The file to edit.

Examples:
f.e
f.e foo.bar

Notes: This is a way of editing files in the user's
filestore area without having to first download them 
andre-send them, or whatever. It uses whatever editor 
you havechosen in your user parameters section.

Common uses: Cutting out forward lines on files you've 
taken from BBs or your mailbox, or whatever your heart 
desires.

    
    syntax: file.filter [filter [filename1 
        [filename2]]]
     alias: f.f

filter: One of the acceptable filters.
filename1: File to filter from
filename2: File for filter results.

Examples:
f.f
f.f uudecode infile outfile

Notes: This command supports many popular filters, such 
as UUen/decode, XXen/decode, Unix compress, and some 
other things as well.

Common uses: The most common use for this command is in
converting files within the user's filestore area to 
and from formats that can be transmitted over the 
network, or to other users.

    syntax: file.info [filename]
     alias: f.i

filename: the name of the file for which information is 
          desired.

Examples:
f.i startup.rf
f.i

Notes: If this command is issued while the user is in a 
file area a list of data about specific files will be 
displayed including the file name, the size of the file 
and the date on which it was last updated.  If a "." is 
entered as the filename all files in the file area will 
be listed.  If no filename is shown the system will ask 
for one.

Common uses:  Many users use this command to determine 
the size of their files - particularly on those systems 
which ask their users to limit their use of system file 
space.

    
    syntax: file.list
     alias: f.l

Examples:
f.l

Common uses: Seeing the names of the files in your 
filestore area. Also tells you how many files you have, 
their size, and other information about the file.


Common uses: Clearing out files, especially before the 
system does so for you arbitrarily because you have 
exceeded your filestore limit.

    
    syntax: file.move [filename1 [filename2]]
     alias: f.m

filename1: the name of the file to be renamed
filename2: the new name of the file

Examples:
f.m
f.m old new

Notes: Used to rename files within the user's filestore 
area.

Common uses: Renaming files, for easier remembering or 
other reason.  May be used to correct invalid file 
names when used without the filename1 and filename2 
parameters.

    
    syntax: file.print [filename]
     alias: m.p

filename: name of the file to be printed.  Include 
pathname if file is not in current file area.

Examples:
f.p
f.p startup.rf

Notes: User's VT-100 emulation must support print function.  

Common uses: Fast print of selected file.  While VT-100 
specifications call for screen display to be suppressed 
during print operation some implementations may display 
as well as print depending upon the user's terminal 
program.  Also, pagination not supported.

    
    syntax: file.run [filename]
     alias: f.r

filename: the runfile to execute.

Examples:
f.r check.rf

Notes: If you make a runfile called startup.rf in your 
personal filestore area, it will automatically run any 
time you log onto the system, so you can check any 
areas you commonly check everyday anyway.

Common uses: Automating commons tasks, checking certain 
groups of areas, initializing different computer setups 
(With commands like d.c, d.l, d.t and any others.)

    
    syntax: file.split.binary [filename1 [filename2] 
            [blocksize]
     alias: f.s.b

filename1: File to be split.
filename2: Part of filename1 to be retained in split 
segments.
blocksize: Size of the segments expressed in 
Kbytes.

Examples:
f.s.b
f.s.b infile inf 5

Notes: Block size of 1 is not valid.  Names of the 
segments will consist of filename2, dot, two-character 
identifier assigned by the command in the sequeence aa, 
ab, ac, ... [such as inf.aa, inf.ab, inf.ac, ...]



Common uses: To create manageable sized files for 
editing or downloading to the user's system since both 
of these functions have limits to the size of the file 
they can process.

    
    syntax: file.split.text [filename1 [filename2] 
            [blocksize]
     alias: f.s.t

filename1: File to be split.
filename2: Part of filename1 to be retained in split 
           segments.
blocksize: Size of the segments expressed in 
           lines.

Examples:
f.s.t
f.s.t infile inf 500

Notes: Block size of 1 is not valid.  Names of the 
segments will consist of filename2, dot, two-character 
identifier assigned by the command in the sequeence aa, 
ab, ac, ... [such as inf.aa, inf.ab, inf.ac, ...]

Common uses: To create manageable sized files for 
editing or downloading to the user's system since both 
of these functions have limits to the size of the file 
they can process.

    
    syntax: file.transfer.download [protocol [filename]]
     alias: f.t.d

protocol: try file.transfer.download without parameters for 
a list of these.
filename: File to download to your own 
disk.

Examples:
f.t.d a textfile.txt
f.t.d

Notes: This is an easy way of downloading binary or 
text files from your filestore area when you want to 
make sure they are not corrupted along the way, with 
some of the binary protocols.

Common uses: Getting any of the files in your filestore 
area.copied to your own disk.

    
    syntax: file.transfer.upload [protocol [filename]]
     alias: f.t.u

protocol: try file.transfer.upload without parameters for a 
list of these.
filename: File to upload

Examples:
f.t.u a textfile.txt
f.t.u

Notes: This is an way of uploading binary or text files 
to your filestore area when you want to make sure they 
are not corrupted along the way, with some of the 
binary protocols.

Common Uses: Putting new files into your filestore area.

    
    syntax: file.view [filename]
     alias: f.v

filename: The file to view.

Examples:
f.v
f.v foo.bar

Notes: This is a way of viewing files in your filestore 
area without entering the editor.

Common uses:  Reviewing the contents of a file in your
filestore area.

    
    syntax: message.-
     alias: m.- or -

Examples:
m.-
-

Notes: This is a simple message browsing command that 
lets you read the previous message in the current 
message area.

Common uses: Browsing messages.

    
    syntax: message.+
     alias: message.= or m.+ or + or m.= or =

Examples:
m.+
+

Notes: This is a simple message browsing command that 
lets you read the next message in the current message 
area.

Common uses: Browsing messages.

    
    syntax: message.add
     alias: m.a

Example:
m.a

Notes: This is the command to add a new message in a BB 
area.

Common uses: Entering a new message in a BB.

    
    syntax: message.catchup.date
     alias: m.c.d

Examples:
m.c.d
m.c.d 010190

Notes: This is useful if you are new to a board, or 
have been away for a while, and don't want to have to 
read through all the collected messages, it can skip 
you to somewhere recent.

Common uses: Skipping large numbers of messages in a BB 
or  QA.
  

    
    syntax: message.catchup.number
     alias: m.c.n

Examples:
m.c.n
m.c.n 101

Notes: This is useful if you are new to a board, or 
have been away for a while, and don't want to have to 
read through all the collected messages, it can skip 
you to somewhere recent.

Common uses: Skipping large numbers of messages in a BB 
or QA.

    
    syntax: message.delete [number[-number2] [a(ll), 
            f(orce), or s(ilent)]]
     alias: m.d

number: The message number you want to delete.

number2: The end of the range of messages you want to 
delete, starting with "number" and ending with 
"number2"...

a,f or s:  Normally when multiple deletes are made 
there is a prompt before each message is deleted 
allowing the user to say y or n to the delete.  If the 
a is used no prompt appears except on messages with 
references to other messages.  If the f is used no 
prompts appear.  If the s is used no messages of any 
kind are displayed during the deletion process.


Examples:
m.d
m.d 123
m.d 123-125 a

Notes: This is an easy way of getting rid of any number 
of messages, quickly or asking you along the way. Make 
sure you don't specify the a, f or s unless you are 
positive that you don't want to keep any of 
the messages.

Common uses: Cleaning out mailboxes, or whatever.

    
    syntax: message.enclosure.get [number [protocol]]
     alias: m.e.g

number: The message number to get the file from.
protocol: Enter message.enclosure.get without 
parameters for a list of available protocols.

Examples:
m.e.g
m.e.g 129

Notes: This is one of the ways that it is possible to 
transfer files between users.

Common uses: Transferring binary files between users.

    syntax: message.forward [destination {filename}]
     alias: m.f

destination: A user address, or filepath that you have 
access to filename: If destination was a filepath, this 
is the file you want there.

Examples:
m.f /mail/bp/bp/files fowarded.text
m.f usr0000a

Notes: After you enter the command, the standard 
compose area will b accessed, so that you may add notes 
before forwarding the message.

If the message being forwarded has a binary file 
attached that file will be forwarded along with the 
rest of the message.

Common uses: Many users use this command as a way of 
citing what th person they replied to said in a 
previous message.

    
    syntax: message.goto [number]
     alias: m.g

number: The number of the message you want to skip to.

Examples:
m.g
m.g 123

Notes: This command sets the last read pointer in the 
current message board.

Common uses: This command can be used before any other 
command that reads the current message, such as 
message.forward, or just to change the pointer.

    
    syntax: message.header.show
     alias: m.h.s

Examples:
m.h.s

Notes: This command is used to control the display of 
Internet headers on incoming Internet e-mail.

Common uses:  If the system is set to display the Internet 
headers and the user wishes to take advantage of this 
display this switch may be toggled to do so.  In the 
interest of saving space most systems are not set up to 
display these headers and this command may not be used.  
Check with your System Administrator as to whether or 
not your system has been set up for the display of 
Internet headers.

    
    syntax: message.new.show
     alias: m.n.s

Example:
m.n.s

Notes: This command will allow you to read all of the 
unread messages in your current message area. At 
prompts at the end of a screen full of data entering a 
p or ctrl-c will abort the job while entering a c will 
abort displaying the current message but will allow the 
system to proceed to the next previously unread 
message.

Common uses: Catching up in a message area you haven't 
read for a while.

    
    syntax: message.print [number]
     alias: m.p

number: number of the message to be printed if not the 
        current message.

Examples:
m.p
m.p 101

Notes: User's VT-100 emulation must support print 
function.  

Common uses: Fast print of selected message.  While VT-
100 specifications call for screen display to be 
suppressed during print operation some implementations 
may display as well as print depending upon the user's 
terminal program.  Also, pagination not supported.

    
    syntax: message.question
     alias: m.q

Example:
m.q

Notes: This is the command for entering an anonymous 
question in a QA board, much as m.a is for BBs

Common uses: Entering a new message in a QA area, in 
the form of an anonymous question to that area's sysop.

    
    syntax: message.reply [number]
     alias: m.r

number: The number of the message to which a reply is 
being addressed.

Examples:
m.r
m.r 123

Notes: This will reply to the current (or specified) 
message in the current area.


Common uses: Replying to a message on a public area, to
the public area.

    
    syntax: message.search [s [text]]
                           [a [text]]
                           [e [regexp]
     alias: m.s

s: Search the subject only.
a: Search everything.
e: Search with a UNIX "extended regular expression 
(egrep)".
text: Text to search for.
regexp: An extended regular expression.

Examples:
m.s
m.s s search

Notes: This is a slow but sure way of finding 
information in a message base if you know what you're 

looking for.

Common uses: Searching a message base for a key word or 
idea you're looking for.

    
    syntax: message.transfer.download [number 
            [protocol]]
     alias: m.t.d

number: The number of the message to download.
protocol: Access message.transfer.download without 
parameters for a list of acceptable protocols.

Examples:
m.t.d
m.t.d 123 z

Notes: This method is most useful in assuring that, 
when you download a large message, it won't be damaged 
by static in the process.

Common uses: Downloading mail to your own disk.

    
    syntax: message.undelete number[-number2]
     alias: m.u

number: The message number you want to undelete.
number2: The end of the range of messages you want to 
undelete, starting with "number" and ending with 
"number2"...

Examples:
m.u 123
m.u 123-125

Notes: Deleted messages are retained by the system for 
a predetermined number of days and may only be 
undeleted during the period during which they are 
retained by the system.  The length of time they are 
retained depends on the system resources available for 
storage.

Common uses: Recovering messages accidentally deleted.

    
    syntax: ref.-
     alias: r.-

Example:
r.-

Notes: This will skip you to the previous message in 
your current base that follows the same thread you are 
in.

Common uses: Following a set subject backward 
throughout the message base.

    
    syntax: ref.+
     alias: ref.= or r.+ or r.=

Example:
r.+

Notes: This will skip you to the next message in your 
current base that follows the same thread you are in.

Common uses: Following a set subject forward throughout 
the message base.

    
    syntax: ref.all
     alias: r.a

Example:
r.a

Notes: Shows all messages on the thread after the 
current one.  It is advisable to preceed this command 
with the ref.top (r.t) command in order to insure that 
all referenced messages are found by this command.  It 
is suggested that users use the command stream 
"r.t;r.a".

Common uses: Reading threads.

    
    syntax: ref.new.show
     alias: r.n.s

Example:
r.n.s

Notes: Shows any new messages referenced to the current 
message that have been made in reply to the current one 
since last check.

Common uses: Posting a question, and checking for new 
replies.  It is suggested that users use the command 
stream "r.t;r.a".

Common uses: Reading threads.

    
    syntax: ref.return
     alias: r.r

Example:
r.r

Notes: After following a thread of messages, returns 
you to the original message started from threads.

Common uses: Reading threads.

    
    syntax: ref.subjects [number]
     alias: r.s

number: The number of the message to start from.

Examples:
r.s

Notes: Shows all the messages after your current one 
(or the one you specify on the command line) that are 
part of the same thread.

Common uses: Browsing threads.  It is suggested that 
users use the command string "r.t;r.a" to read entire 
threads

Common uses: Reading threads.

    
    syntax: ref.top
     alias: r.t

Example:
r.t

Notes: This is a message reading command, useful to see 
what message set off the current stream of responses.

Common uses: Many people like to follow a "thread" or 
topic of messages, not having to read all of them. With 
this command, they may start at the beginning and use 
other reference commands to move through the thread, 
like r.+, r.a, etc.

    
    syntax: subjects.-
     alias: s.-

Example:
s.-

Notes: This command shows the previous page of older 
headers than the current page.

Common uses: Browsing though older messages you might 
want to read again.

    
    syntax: subjects.+
     alias: subject.= or s.+ or s.=

Example:
s.+

Notes: This command shows the next page of newer 
headers than the current page.

Common uses: Browsing though newer messages you might 
want to read before. reading the current messages.

    
    syntax: subjects.all
     alias: s.a

Example:
s.a

Notes: Shows all of the headers of messages in the 
current area.

Common uses: Cleaning out mailboxes, browsing smaller 
boards for a subject of interest.

    
    syntax: subjects.last
     alias: s.l

Example:
s.l

Notes: Shows the last page of subject headers for the 
current message board.

Common uses: Seeing what the most recent topics of 
discussion are in a BB.

    
    syntax: subjects.new.show
     alias: s.n.s

Example:
s.n.s

Notes: Shows the headers of all of the unread messages 
in a message board.

Common uses: Checking through a board for new messages 
that sound interesting.

    
    syntax: subjects.page
     alias: s.p

Example:
s.p

Notes: Re-shows the current list of headers, mostly 
useful for people using brief.boards, who don't see the 
subject header list as often.

Common uses: Re-checking the current subject header 
list for a message number.

    
    syntax: subjects.range begin-end
     alias: s.r

begin: The beginning number of the range.
end: The ending number of the range.

Examples:
s.r 101-120
s.r 10000-10001

Notes: This command shows the headers for the messages 
within the range of numbers specified by the parameter. 
Remember that the parameters are mandatory, it will not 
prompt for a range.

Common uses: Viewing a certain list of headers you 
might wish to review.

    
    syntax: subjects.window.size [size]
     alias: s.w.s

    size:  the number of subjects listed

Examples:
s.w.s
s.w.s 15

Notes:  This command allows users to adjust the number 
of subjects to be displayed per screen.

    
    syntax: user.boards.new.show [path_name]
     alias: u.b.n.s

path_name: The path name may be supplied to limit the 
           command search to a particular group of 
           areas.  An * may be used as a wildcard as 
           the last element of the path.

Examples:
u.b.n.s
u.b.n

Notes: This command is very similiar to 
user.boards.show, except that it just lists the boards 
you're on that have unread messages on them, much like 
the message.new command only shows you new messages in 
the current area.

Common uses: This is a good way to check which areas 
you normally read to see if there are any new messages 
for you to read. If you constantly see an area here you 
don't read anymore, you might check out the 
user.boards.resign command.

    
    syntax: user.boards.all.show [path_name]
     alias: u.b.a.s

path_name: The path name may be supplied to limit the 
           command search to a particular group of 
           areas.  An * may be used as a wildcard as 
           the last element of the path.

Examples:
u.b.a.s
u.b.a

Notes: This command basically just shows you the names 
of the boards on this CIX system which you've visited 
at one time or other since getting your account, and 
before using the user.boards.resign command (See that 
file for more information). The output from the command 
shows the full path of the area, and the number of 
unread messages in each.

Common uses: There aren't many, unless you like to brag 
to your friends about all the places you read, or 
unless you're going to write runfiles based on that 
information to check all of your areas for mail.

    
    syntax: user.boards.resign path_name
     alias: u.b.r

path_name: The CIX path (which is required) to the mail 
           area you want to remove.  An * may be used 
           as a wildcard to remove multiple areas.

Examples:
u.b.r /admin/someboard
u.b.r

Notes: This command removes a board from your list of 
visited boards (Which may be checked with the u.b.s or 
u.b.n.s commands), so that neither of the two previous 
commands will reference it anymore. Running the command
without parameters will remove the current area from 
the list.
 
Common uses: Keeps the list clean, so that if you don't 
read in an area anymore, you won't have to see it's 
name popping up all the time, and, when you get into 
reading many boards, and checking with the u.b.n.s 
command, you won't be plagued with pages and pages of 
listings when you only actually read in one of them.

    
    syntax: user.filestore.jump
     alias: u.f.j

Examples:
u.f.j


Common uses:  Allows user to access his/her filestore 
area from any non-editor prompt.

    
    syntax: user.wip.save
     alias: u.w.s

Examples:
u.w.s


Common uses:  Allows user to save wip.txt file in 
his/her personal filestore area.  A typical use would 
be when a user creates a wip.txt file by cancelling a 
job in the middle of composing a message so as to 
look elsewhere for information before continuing the 
composition.  By storing the wip.txt file it is 
available for use when composition is resumed without 
the need to retype the entire message.

    
    syntax: user.ylog.save
     alias: u.y.s

Examples:
u.y.s


Common uses:  Allows user to save ylog file in his/her 
personal filestore area.  This might be a temporary 
storage place while another ylog file was being 
accumulated on the system.

    
    syntax: ylog.compress
     alias: y.c

Example:
y.c

Notes: Not currently implemented, included for future 
expansion off. using the y option will make it faster.

    
    syntax: ylog.delete [y]
     alias: y.d

y: skips prompt

Examples:
y.d
y.d y

Notes: Deletes your ylog file on the system.

Common uses: Deleting one ylog file before you collect 
a new one.

    
    syntax: ylog.file.size
     alias: y.f.s

Example:
y.f.s

Notes: Shows the size of the ylog file.

Common uses: Checking the size of a ylog before you 
download 
it.

    
    syntax: ylog.print
     alias: y.p


Examples:
y.p

Notes: User's VT-100 emulation must support print 
function.  

Common uses: Fast print of ylog file.  While VT-100 
specifications call for screen display to be suppressed 
during print operation some implementations may display 
as well as print depending upon the user's terminal 
program.  Also, pagination not supported.

    
    syntax: ylog.switch.0
     alias: y.s.0

Example:
y.s.0

Notes: Turns off the Ylog logging.

    
    syntax: ylog.switch.1
     alias: y.s.1

Example:
y.s.1

Notes: Turns on the Ylog logging.

    
    syntax: ylog.transfer.download [protocol]
     alias: y.t.d

protocol: try ylog.transfer.download without parameters 
          for a list of these.

Example:
y.t.d

Notes: This will download the Ylog file.

Common uses: Downloading large numbers of messags with 
an error-checking protocol to make sure they are un-
corrupted.

    
    syntax: go [goword]
     alias: g

goword: An acceptable go word for an area on TSO.

Examples:
g
g admin

Notes: If you would like to see if an area has a go 
word and you don't know, either try "go getgoword" or 
"info" and see what the go word listed is.

Common uses: Quickly skipping to a commonly used board 
or area.

    
    syntax: info
     alias: i

Example:
i

Notes: This will display the full path of where you are, the 
permissions you have for this area, the sysops, and the go 
word, if any.

Common uses: Finding the go word, seeing if you are allowed 
to post there, checking who the sysops are so you can write 
them in e-mail, etc.

    
    syntax: jump [fullpath]
     alias: j

fullpath: The full path of any area on TSO that you 
          have access privaleges to.

Examples:
j
j /admin/qa

Notes: This is a more efficient way of getting to a 
board than go words or menus, and will run quicker from 
runfiles, it is also more likely to work after a re-
arrangement of an area, since seldom are pathnames 
changed, even when the menu numbers are.

Common uses: Runfiles, reaching boards that aren't on 
menus, quickly getting to different places, etc.

Extended Use: For users who already know the pathnames, 
there are quicker ways of switching between 
subdirectories under the main one. You would simply 
prefix the pathname with a ../, as this is the UNIX way 
of referrencing the previous directory.

An example:  You're in /admin/qa (the administration 
QA). To switch to the admin bb (/admin/bb) you would 
only need to enter the command "j ../bb"

Also, in UNIX, if you wish to jump to a directory that 
is under the directory you are currently in, but you 
don't wish to type the full directory name again, you 
may just type the directory's name as a parameter to 
jump. So, if you were in the admin board (/admin) and 
you wished to simply skip to theadmin BB, all you would 
need to type would be "j bb"

    
    syntax: kiosk
     alias: k

Example:
k

Notes: This is a sysop command that takes the sysop of 
a QA to the unanswered board of the QA. It will only 
work for the sysop of that area.

Common uses: Getting to the question board for the 
sysop.

    
    syntax: now.time
     alias: n.t

Example:
n.t

Notes: This command shows the current system time, and 
how long you have left in your call.

Common uses: Checking to see how long you have to go on 
the system before you teleport, or some other command 
where you won't see a menu for a long period of time.

    
    syntax: previous
     alias: p

Example:
p

Notes: Takes you back in order of the menus you've 
passed through since logon, or since your last "top" 
command.

Common uses: Skipping around between places you use a 
lot.

    
    syntax: quit [y]
     alias: q

y: To skip the prompt.

Examples:
q
q y

Notes: The system logoff command.

Common uses: Logging off. using the y option will make 
it faster zipping around between sites you use a lot.

    
    syntax: top.menu
     alias: t.m

Example:
t.m

Notes: Clears all the information used with the 
"previous" command, and takes you to the main menu.

Common uses: Getting back to the main menu quickly.

    
    syntax: who
     alias: w
Examples:
who
w

Notes: Lists the id and name of all users currently on-line.

Common uses: Finding what other users are currently on-line.

    
    syntax: x [y]
     alias: x

y: To skip the prompt.

Examples:
x
x y

Notes: The system logoff command.

Common uses: Logging off. using the y option will make 
it faster.