-<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
-<PRE>
-sh/files
-bulletins DIR 20-Dec-1999 1715Z news 1602 14-Dec-1999 1330Z
-</PRE>
-</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
-<P>You can see that in the files area (basically the packclus directory) there is a
-file called <EM>news</EM> and a directory called <EM>bulletins</EM>. You can
-also see that dates they were created. In the case of the file <EM>news</EM>,
-you can also see the time it was last modified, a good clue as to whether the
-file has been updated since you last read it. To read the file called
-<EM>news</EM> you would simply issue the command ....
-<P>
-<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
-<PRE>
-type news
-</PRE>
-</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
-<P>To look what is in the bulletins directory you issue the command ....
-<P>
-<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
-<PRE>
-show/files bulletins
-opdx390 21381 29-Nov-1999 1621Z opdx390.1 1670 29-Nov-1999 1621Z
-opdx390.2 2193 29-Nov-1999 1621Z opdx391 25045 29-Nov-1999 1621Z
-opdx392 35969 29-Nov-1999 1621Z opdx393 15023 29-Nov-1999 1621Z
-opdx394 33429 29-Nov-1999 1621Z opdx394.1 3116 29-Nov-1999 1621Z
-opdx395 24319 29-Nov-1999 1621Z opdx396 32647 29-Nov-1999 1621Z
-opdx396.1 5537 29-Nov-1999 1621Z opdx396.2 6242 29-Nov-1999 1621Z
-opdx397 18433 29-Nov-1999 1621Z opdx398 19961 29-Nov-1999 1621Z
-opdx399 17719 29-Nov-1999 1621Z opdx400 19600 29-Nov-1999 1621Z
-opdx401 27738 29-Nov-1999 1621Z opdx402 18698 29-Nov-1999 1621Z
-opdx403 24994 29-Nov-1999 1621Z opdx404 15685 29-Nov-1999 1621Z
-opdx405 13984 29-Nov-1999 1621Z opdx405.1 4166 29-Nov-1999 1621Z
-opdx406 28934 29-Nov-1999 1621Z opdx407 24153 29-Nov-1999 1621Z
-opdx408 15081 29-Nov-1999 1621Z opdx409 23234 29-Nov-1999 1621Z
-Press Enter to continue, A to abort (16 lines) >
-</PRE>
-</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
-<P>You can now read any file in this directory using the type command, like this ....
-<P>
-<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
-<PRE>
-type bulletins/opdx391
-Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 391
-The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
-DX Bulletin No. 391
-BID: $OPDX.391
-January 11, 1999
-Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
-Provided by BARF-80 BBS Cleveland, Ohio
-Online at 440-237-8208 28.8k-1200 Baud 8/N/1 (New Area Code!)
-Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
-Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, K1XN & Golist, WB2RAJ/WB2YQH
-& The 59(9) DXReport, W3UR & The Daily DX, K3TEJ, KN4UG, W4DC, NC6J, N6HR,
-Press Enter to continue, A to abort (508 lines) >
-</PRE>
-</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
-<P>The page length will of course depend on what you have it set to!
-<P>
-<H2><A NAME="ss9.4">9.4 The Aliases file</A>
-</H2>
-
-<P>You will find a file in /spider/cmd/ called Aliases. First, copy this file to
-/spider/local_cmd/Aliases and edit this file. You will see something like this ...
-<P>
-<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
-<PRE>
-
-#!/usr/bin/perl
-
-# provide some standard aliases for commands for terminally
-# helpless ak1a user (helpless in the sense that they never
-# read nor understand help files)
-
-# This file is automagically reloaded if its modification time is
-# later than the one stored in CmdAlias.pm
-
-# PLEASE make this file consistant with reality! (the patterns MUST
-# match the filenames!)
-
-# Don't alter this file, copy it into the local_cmd tree and modify it.
-# This file will be replaced everytime I issue a new release.
-
-# You only need to put aliases in here for commands that don't work as
-# you desire naturally, e.g sh/dx on its own just works as you expect
-# so you need not add it as an alias.
-
-
-
-package CmdAlias;
-
-%alias = (
- '?' => [
- '^\?', 'apropos', 'apropos',
- ],
- 'a' => [
- '^ann.*/full', 'announce full', 'announce',
- '^ann.*/sysop', 'announce sysop', 'announce',
- '^ann.*/(.*)$', 'announce $1', 'announce',
- ],
- 'b' => [
- ],
- 'c' => [
- ],
- 'd' => [
- '^del', 'kill', 'kill',
- '^del\w*/fu', 'kill full', 'kill',
- '^di\w*/a\w*', 'directory all', 'directory',
- '^di\w*/b\w*', 'directory bulletins', 'directory',
- '^di\w*/n\w*', 'directory new', 'directory',
- '^di\w*/o\w*', 'directory own', 'directory',
- '^di\w*/s\w*', 'directory subject', 'directory',
- '^di\w*/t\w*', 'directory to', 'directory',
- '^di\w*/f\w*', 'directory from', 'directory',
- '^di\w*/(\d+)', 'directory $1', 'directory',
- ],
- 'e' => [
- ],
- 'f' => [
- ],
- 'g' => [
- ],
- 'h' => [
- ],
- 'i' => [
- ],
- 'j' => [
- ],
- 'k' => [
- ],
- 'l' => [
- '^l$', 'directory', 'directory',
- '^ll$', 'directory', 'directory',
- '^ll/(\d+)', 'directory $1', 'directory',
- ],
- 'm' => [
- ],
- 'n' => [
- '^news', 'type news', 'type',
- ],
- 'o' => [
- ],
- 'p' => [
- ],
- 'q' => [
- '^q', 'bye', 'bye',
- ],
- 'r' => [
- '^r$', 'read', 'read',
- '^rcmd/(\S+)', 'rcmd $1', 'rcmd',
- ],
- 's' => [
- '^s/p$', 'send', 'send',
- '^sb$', 'send noprivate', 'send',
- '^set/home$', 'set/homenode', 'set/homenode',
- '^set/nobe', 'unset/beep', 'unset/beep',
- '^set/nohe', 'unset/here', 'unset/here',
- '^set/noan', 'unset/announce', 'unset/announce',
- '^set/nodx', 'unset/dx', 'unset/dx',
- '^set/nota', 'unset/talk', 'unset/talk',
- '^set/noww', 'unset/wwv', 'unset/wwv',
- '^set/nowx', 'unset/wx', 'unset/wx',
- '^sh$', 'show', 'show',
- '^sh\w*/buck', 'dbshow buck', 'dbshow',
- '^sh\w*/bu', 'show/files bulletins', 'show/files',
- '^sh\w*/c/n', 'show/configuration nodes', 'show/configuration',
- '^sh\w*/c$', 'show/configuration', 'show/configuration',
- '^sh\w*/com', 'dbavail', 'dbavail',
- '^sh\w*/dx/(\d+)-(\d+)', 'show/dx $1-$2', 'show/dx',
- '^sh\w*/dx/(\d+)', 'show/dx $1', 'show/dx',
- '^sh\w*/dx/d(\d+)', 'show/dx from $1', 'show/dx',
- '^sh\w*/email', 'dbshow email', 'dbshow',
- '^sh\w*/hftest', 'dbshow hftest', 'dbshow',
- '^sh\w*/vhftest', 'dbshow vhftest', 'dbshow',
- '^sh\w*/qsl', 'dbshow qsl', 'dbshow',
- '^sh\w*/tnc', 'who', 'who',
- '^sh\w*/up', 'show/cluster', 'show/cluster',
- '^sh\w*/w\w*/(\d+)-(\d+)', 'show/wwv $1-$2', 'show/wwv',
- '^sh\w*/w\w*/(\d+)', 'show/wwv $1', 'show/wwv',
- '^sp$', 'send', 'send',
-
- ],
- 't' => [
- '^ta$', 'talk', 'talk',
- '^t$', 'talk', 'talk',
- ],
- 'u' => [
- ],
- 'v' => [
- ],
- 'w' => [
- '^wx/full', 'wx full', 'wx',
- '^wx/sysop', 'wx sysop', 'wx',
- ],
- 'x' => [
- ],
- 'y' => [
- ],
- 'z' => [
- ],
-)
-</PRE>
-</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
-<P>You can create aliases for commands at will. Beware though, these may not
-always turn out as you think. Care is needed and you need to test the
-results once you have set an alias.
-<P>
-<H2><A NAME="ss9.5">9.5 Forward.pl</A>