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- File≤ System Help:
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- Commands supported:
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- A - Calculate file CRC (CRCK compatible)
- * ├ - checksuφ modσ XMODE═ upload
- ─ - Director∙ oµ availablσ (public⌐ files
- G - Goodbye - sign off system
- H - File system help (this file)
- L - Directory of contents of a library (.LBR) file
- ╤ - Qui⌠ bacδ t∩ maiε BBS
- ╙ - SenΣ filσ froφ BB╙ (XMODE═ protocol)
- ╘ - Typσ filσ froφ BB╙ t∩ calle≥ (tex⌠ dump)
- * ╒ - XMODE═ UploaΣ filσ t∩ BB╙ (CR├ mode)
- * ╓ - Verbatiφ uploaΣ filσ t∩ BB╙ (n∩ protocols, erro≥ check≤ o≥ masks)
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- * These commands require Access Level 2 or greater.
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- - Thσ CP/═ filenamσ conventioε oµ usinτ aε ╕ characte≥ filename¼ followeΣ ì
- b∙ ß perioΣ (".")¼ followeΣ b∙ aε optiona∞ │ lette≥ extension¼ i≤ observed« ì
- Individua∞ member≤ oµ ß librar∙ filσ caε bσ specifieΣ fo≥ [T]ypinτ o≥ ì
- [S]endinτ b∙ specifyinτ thσ librar∙ filσ namσ (WITHOU╘ thσ .LB╥ extension)¼ ì
- ß slasΦ ("/")¼ theε thσ membe≥ name« Seσ belo≈ fo≥ morσ details.
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- - Common File types and the extensions they often use:
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- ASCII Text files: .TXT .DOC .INF .ART
- Pascal Source Code: .PAS
- C Language Programs: .C .H
- BASIC Programs: .BAS
- Assembly Language code: .ASM
- Executable files: .COM .EXE
- Grouped multiple files: .LBR .ARC
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- SqueezeΣ file≤ arσ file≤ whicΦ havσ haΣ thei≥ sizσ reducσ b∙ compactinτ ì
- thσ datß the∙ contain« Thesσ file≤ neeΣ t∩ bσ "unsqueezedó t∩ bσ usable¼ ì
- b∙ usinτ aε unsqueezσ prograφ likσ USQ.COM¼ USQNEW.CO═ o≥ USQ.PAS« ì
- SqueezeΣ file≤ arσ identifieΣ b∙ ß 'Qº iε thσ seconΣ characte≥ oµ thσ ì
- filename'≤ extensioε (Example║ DOCUMENT.TQ╘ i≤ ß squeezeΣ versioε oµ ì
- DOCUMENT.TXT).
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- - Director∙ listing≤ arσ aborteΣ b∙ usinτ ^├ o≥ ^K« ┴ multiple-director∙ ì
- listinτ (ie« sectioε "0"⌐ use≤ ^├ t∩ ski≡ t∩ thσ nex⌠ sectioε anΣ ^╦ t∩ ì
- abor⌠ thσ entirσ listing« An∙ file≤ yo⌡ havσ uploadeΣ t∩ thi≤ systeφ wil∞ ì
- displa∙ you≥ namσ anΣ thσ numbe≥ oµ time≤ thσ filσ ha≤ beeε accessed«
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- - Thσ XMODE═ (Christensen⌐ filσ transfe≥ protoco∞ i≤ supported¼ a≤ wel∞ ì
- a≤ ß 2╦ uploaΣ capturσ buffe≥ witΦ XON/XOF╞ handshaking« Thσ XMODE═ ì
- protoco∞ onl∙ work≤ iµ botΦ end≤ oµ thσ transfe≥ arσ usinτ ß prograφ ì
- supportinτ thσ protocol«
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- - Thσ ╘ (type⌐ file≤ commanΣ support≤ norma∞ anΣ squeezeΣ files║ Oncσ ß ì
- filσ i≤ identifieΣ a≤ squeezed¼ i⌠ i≤ automaticall∙ expandeΣ fo≥ display« ì
- File≤ downloadeΣ usinτ XMODE═ arσ no⌠ expandeΣ iµ squeezed.
- è - Librar∙ (.LBR⌐ file≤ arσ file≤ tha⌠ contaiε ß collectioε oµ othe≥ files« ì
- Usσ thσ [L▌ commanΣ t∩ seσ thσ interna∞ director∙ oµ ß librar∙ file« Thσ ì
- [T]ypσ anΣ [S]enΣ command≤ caε acces≤ member≤ oµ ß librar∙ filσ usinτ thi≤ ì
- model║ LIBNAME/MEMBER.EXT« Notσ tha⌠ thσ .LB╥ extensioε oµ thσ librar∙ filσ ì
- LIBNAM┼ i≤ assumed¼ anΣ iµ included¼ thσ .LB╥ wil∞ bσ rejecteΣ a≤ illegal« ì
- Fo≥ example¼ t∩ vie≈ thσ bulletin≤ file¼ usσ thσ file≤ commanΣ ì
- T;BBSINFO/BULLETIN.TXT¼ whicΦ theε extract≤ anΣ type≤ thσ filσ BULLETIN.TX╘ ì
- froφ BBSINFO.LBR« S;BBSINFO/BULLETIN.TX╘ wil∞ downloaΣ thσ samσ filσ usinτ ì
- XMODE═ protocol.
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- - MS-DO╙ ARChivσ (.ARC⌐ file≤ caε NO╘ bσ broken u≡ b∙ thσ BBS« Fo≥ thi≤ ì
- reason¼ librar∙ file≤ arσ preferable.
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- - Wheε uploading¼ thσ XMODE═ protoco∞ use≤ onσ oµ tw∩ erro≥ checkinτ ì
- methods║ checksuφ o≥ CRC« Usσ thσ checksuφ uploaΣ ("C"⌐ optioε iµ yo⌡ arσ ì
- unsurσ oµ whethe≥ you≥ filσ transfe≥ prograφ caε suppor⌠ CRCs« Iµ onσ erro≥ ì
- checδ methoΣ fails¼ tr∙ usinτ thσ other« Aε uploadeΣ filσ i≤ taggeΣ a≤ ß ì
- "Privateó filσ unti∞ i⌠ i≤ releaseΣ b∙ thσ Sysop« Pleasσ makσ surσ tha⌠ ì
- therσ i≤ sufficien⌠ spacσ fo≥ you≥ uploaΣ beforσ attemptinτ ß transfer║ thσ ì
- space available on the BBS is displayed after each [D]irectory command.
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