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- Help File for conf. (/usr/lib/conf/confhelp)
-
- Conf is a line oriented multi-user chat program designed to work on any
- SysV, BSD, or Xenix system.
-
- Conf has several advantages over the standard write program supplied
- with most Unix and Xenix operating systems.
-
- o Unlimited users conferencing at once.
-
- o 100 separate discussion lines.
-
- o Public and private messages in addition to password
- encrypted messages.
-
- o Quick and efficient user interaction.
-
- o User definable formats for messages.
-
- o Intelligent message display algorithm.
-
- A brief description of COLON commands is given below. To learn more about
- conf, type "man conf" at your shell prompt or ":!man conf" from within conf.
-
- :cls {no options}
- Clear the screen.
-
- :exit or :quit {comments}
- Leave conference.
-
- :from FILENAME
- Take message from file.
-
- :help [COMMAND]
- Print lots of help about a given command. Default prints entire help
- file.
-
- :record [FILENAME]
- Start recording conference messages to the file specified. If no file
- is specified and you are not current recording, the default file will be
- used otherwise the currently record file will be closed and you will
- stop recording.
-
- :reply MESSAGE
- Reply to last message sent privately. With no args, reply will print
- the user and tty to send to.
-
- :ring USER1 [, USER2, ...]
- Invite specified users to join you on conf.
-
- :send {[USER][, /LINENUMBER][, :TTYNAME][, ...]} MESSAGE
- Send a private message to a username, ttyname, or line number.
- When listing a linenumber, the number must be proceeded by a
- slash '/'. When listing a ttyname, the ttyname must be procceded
- by a colon ':'.
-
- :set {[(no)OPTION][, OPTION=VALUE | OPTION="STRING VALUES"
- Set a flag or option. If no argument if given to a numeric or
- string option, the current value will be displayed.
-
- :shell {no options}
- Invoke preferred shell.
-
- :shout MESSAGE
- Send a message to all terminals logged in to conf. Don't use this
- command thoughtlessly.
-
- :to LINENUMBER
- Switch to a new conference line (1 - 100). If no argument is given,
- your current conference line will be displayed.
-
- :who LINENUMBER
- List users on conference. With no args, all conference lines are
- displayed. Who will list users names, ttys, and what lines they
- are on. If a users name is proceeded by an asterisk '*', that
- user is currently recording.
-
- :version {no options}
- Print the current version of conf and some credits.
-
- :? [COMMAND]
- Little help. Just print the usage line for a given colon command.
- If no argument is given conf will displays the names of all commands
- available to the user.
-