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# This is a help file for the human interface program. It is
# displayed when 'help' is typed to any prompt. There should be a copy
# of this file in any directory containing a human interface program.
You may type a reply when you see a prompt ending in ?. The default
action if you just press return or wait for timeout is shown in brackets.
A prompt ending in > is just informational; you can press return or just
wait for it to time out after 5 seconds.
At any prompt you type any of the following instead of the normal response:
? for more information about what you can do at that point.
help for this information.
quit to quit the game (which then continues without you).
s status -- show your token values and the current bid and offer.
$ dollars -- show history of transaction prices in this period.
h history -- show history of bids, offers, and trades in this period.
f fast -- go past > prompts without waiting for 5 seconds or return.
w wait -- wait for user response -- suppress timeout and dots (...)
u unwise -- don't allow unwise (unprofitable) choices.
a accept -- make the default y for buy? or sell?.
- reverse the effect of following f, w, u, or a options (e.g. -u).
p prices -- summary of trade prices in the period.
P(shift-P)pass -- choose the defaults for the rest of this period.