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Annotation of 43BSD/contrib/notes/src/read.help, revision 1.1.1.1

1.1       root        1:                 Selecting and Writing Responses
                      2: 
                      3: #       display #'th response from here
                      4: <space> read next page of current note/response
                      5: ;       read next response ('+' has same function)
                      6: *       skip to the last response
                      7: <cr>    read next note          
                      8: <backspace> read previous response ('-' has same function)
                      9:         If at base note, read previous base note
                     10: =       print the base note
                     11: i       return to index page
                     12: w       write a response to this note/response
                     13: W       Write a response, including the text on this page
                     14: 
                     15:                 Searching for a Specific Note/Response
                     16: 
                     17: A       Search backwards for an article by an author
                     18: a       Same as 'A', but ask for a new author
                     19:         author name is of form [system!]user
                     20: x       Enter a string and look for it in note titles.
                     21:                 the search proceeds from the current note towards note 1
                     22: X       search with the same string as previously. If no string exists,
                     23:                 one will be prompted for.
                     24: 
                     25:                 Manipulating Text
                     26: 
                     27: c       Copy this note into another notesfile (without editing)
                     28: C       Copy this note into another notesfile (allowing editing)
                     29:         One can copy as a note or as a response.
                     30: e       edit the title of a note (if it's yours)
                     31: E       Edit the text of a note/response.
                     32: f       Copy this entire notestring (base note and all responses) into another
                     33:                 notesfile without any editing.
                     34: F       Copy this entire notestring (base note and all responses) into another
                     35:                 notesfile (with editing)
                     36: m       send mail via Unix mail 
                     37: M       Send mail, including the text on the screen
                     38: p       send Unix mail to the author of this note/response
                     39: P       Send Unix mail to the author, including the text on the screen
                     40: R       Rotate text by 13 (a -> n), for reading encrypted jokes
                     41: s       append note/response to file of your choice.
                     42: S       Save this entire string (base note and all responses) in file of 
                     43:         your choice.
                     44: 
                     45:                 Sequencer Commands
                     46: 
                     47: j       read next unread entry
                     48: J       read next unread note
                     49: l       like `j' but leave the notesfile if there are no more unread entries
                     50: L       like `J' but leaves the notesfile if there are no more unread notes
                     51: 
                     52:                 Leaving, Complaints and Others:
                     53: 
                     54: k       q for right handers, quit with sequencer updates
                     55: K       Q for right handers, quit without sequencer updates
                     56: B       send a gripe about the notesfile program
                     57: d       toggle the director message on a note (directors only)
                     58: D       delete a note/response if it is yours
                     59: n       Nest notesfiles, push current notesfile on stack and read new one
                     60: N       Nest to the archive of this notesfile
                     61: q       quit, update sequencer time if sequencer on
                     62: Q       quit, do not update sequencer times
                     63: r       replot current note/response
                     64: t       talk (Unix "write") to the author of this note 
                     65:                 Only works for local non-anonymous notes.
                     66: z       like control-d but updates the timestamp for this notesfile first.
                     67: Z       unconditionally delete a note/response (directors only)
                     68: <cntrl-d> immediate exit from notesfile program 
                     69: !       fork a shell
                     70: 
                     71:                 Further Documentation
                     72: 
                     73: For more information on how to use the notesfile system, consult
                     74: the "man" page: notes(1).  Another information source for using
                     75: notesfiles is the "Notesfile Reference Manual".  See your system
                     76: administrator for a copy.

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