There are 2 help systems in XRouter:

• a concise one for “user” commands
• a more detailed “manual” for sysops (which will be covered on the next page).

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

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

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

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

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

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

In many cases, using the “?” AFTER the command name also displays 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.

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

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

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

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!

Next: Sysop's Manual