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XRouter Tour - Help System

There are 2 help systems in XRouter:

Typing HELP (or just H) produces the following response:

Let's look at the “?” command first. This can be used in several ways..

Listing the Basic Commands

By itself, the “?” command lists the basic commands, and displays further options as follows:

Listing All Commands in Brief

Using “? *” displays the list of commands (in this case the “user” commands):

Listing All Commands in More Detail

Entering “?” followed by two asterisks displays the commands with a brief explanation. Unfortunately this was too long for the snapshot

Syntax Help - Method 1

Using “?” followed by a command name (e.g. “? ANSI”) gives the syntax for that command..

Syntax Help - Method 2

In many cases, using the “?” AFTER the command name also displays syntax help:

Automatic Syntax Help

When too few arguments are supplied to a command, XRouter automatically displays the syntax for the command. Naturally this only works for commands which expect more than one argument.

Displaying Help Topics

“H *” displays all the available help topics….

Using Wildcards

The list of topics can be restricted using wildcards, e.g. “H A*” lists all the topics begining with “A”…

Suggested Topics

If you make a mistake, e.g. you type “H nides” instead of “H Nodes”, XRouter suggests possible topics:

Detailed Help

Finally, typing H followed by a valid topic name, e.g. “H NRR”, displays the full help for that topic.

Unfortunately the help can't be TOO detailed, otherwise it would take too long to send via radio!

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