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        !             3: mwcbbs                       Command                       mwcbbs
        !             4: 
        !             5: 
        !             6: 
        !             7: 
        !             8: Download files from mwcbbs.
        !             9: 
        !            10: mmwwccbbbbss [options] directory
        !            11: 
        !            12: mmwwccbbbbss   reads    files   which    contain   listings
        !            13: and descriptions   of files  available  on mwcbbs,  a uucp  access
        !            14: system  for  COHERENT users  to   download  ported public  domain
        !            15: software,  COHERENT  updates and  news  from  the  Mark  Williams
        !            16: Company.
        !            17: 
        !            18: ***Options:
        !            19: mmwwccbbbbss recognizes the following options:
        !            20: 
        !            21: -dd d_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y_       override the default receive path
        !            22:                with the path specified by d_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y_.
        !            23: 
        !            24: -pp           Enter print mode for printing Contents file entries.
        !            25:                This mode can be used to an print all entries in a
        !            26:                Contents file or entries newer than a specified date.
        !            27: 
        !            28: mmwwccbbbbss looks for the file ._m_w_c_b_b_s_ in the current directory 
        !            29: for the interface variables DOWNPATH and DATAPATH.
        !            30: 
        !            31: DDOOWWNNPPAATTHH specifies the directory where requested files will be 
        !            32: written to.
        !            33: 
        !            34: DDAATTAAPPAATTHH specifies the directory where the data files the interface
        !            35: reads are kept.
        !            36: 
        !            37: Examples of valid entries for the ._m_w_c_b_b_s_ file :
        !            38: 
        !            39:        DOWNPATH=/usr/spool/uucppublic/
        !            40:        DATAPATH=/usr/lib/mwcbbs
        !            41: 
        !            42: Please note that pathnames are limited to 45 characters.
        !            43: 
        !            44: ***************
        !            45: 
        !            46: After invoking  mmwwccbbbbss, a menu of  six (6) items will
        !            47: be displayed.  They are:
        !            48: 
        !            49:         0. Contents.down        a listing of public/shareware downloads
        !            50:        1. Contents.hints       misc. files, archived  news         
        !            51:        2. Contents.news        news and other informative postings from MWC 
        !            52:        3. Contents.UPD         COHERENT updates from MWC     
        !            53:        4. Maillist             listingof mail sites availablethrough mwcbbs
        !            54:         5. Net_Maps            available netmaps of world wide *nix sites    
        !            55:        6. Quit                 exit program
        !            56: 
        !            57: After  selecting an  item (0 -  3 only),  mmwwccbbbbss will
        !            58: display  filenames  100 at  a time  on the user's  console. Using
        !            59: arrow keys,  or  the  'vi' keys h,  j, k &  l, a filename  can be
        !            60: highlited and selected  for downloading.
        !            61: 
        !            62: After  selecting item  4  (Maillist), a  listing of  the 50  U.S.
        !            63: states and  2 other options  will be displayed. Use  the arrow or
        !            64: 'vi' keys h, j, k, &l to highlite the state/option to display.
        !            65: 
        !            66: After selecting item 5 (Net_Maps), 3 choices of netmap files will
        !            67: be displayed.  They are:
        !            68: 
        !            69:         0. Net_Maps.WORLD       network maps of *nix sites across the world.  
        !            70:        1. Net_Maps.USA         networkmaps of U.S. *nix sites by area code
        !            71:        2. Net_Maps.CAN         networkmaps of Canadian sites by area code
        !            72:        3. Quit                 exit program
        !            73: 
        !            74: Once an option (0 - 2 only) has been selected, lists of available
        !            75: netmaps  will  be  displayed on  the  screen.  Just  as with  the
        !            76: previously described options, move the cursor with the arrow keys
        !            77: or 'vi' keys h, j, k, or l to highlite and select the desired map
        !            78: to download. There will  be NO descriptions of netmaps printed to
        !            79: the screen, only a prompt to download the selected netmap.
        !            80: 
        !            81: 
        !            82: mmwwccbbbbss commands:
        !            83: 
        !            84: -_s Select highlited filename for more information and/or
        !            85:       downloading. Pressing RETURN will also select the file.
        !            86: 
        !            87: -_n Go to next screen (if there are more than 100 files).
        !            88: 
        !            89: -_p Go to previous screen.
        !            90: 
        !            91: -_q Quit mwcbbs.
        !            92: 
        !            93: 
        !            94: Once a  filename has been  highlited, other than  the maillist or
        !            95: netmaps,  more  information  about this file  can be  obtained by
        !            96: _selecting it.  Once _selected, the information  about the file
        !            97: will be displayed.
        !            98: 
        !            99: 
        !           100: The information displayed includes:
        !           101: 
        !           102: - summary of file (what it does, possible uses)
        !           103: 
        !           104: - date file was added or last updated
        !           105: 
        !           106: - other files which are required for compilation or use of
        !           107:   selected filename
        !           108: 
        !           109: - other miscellaneous notes which may be of interest
        !           110: 
        !           111: - a listing of system commands to be generated to download the
        !           112:   selected filename from mwcbbs
        !           113: 
        !           114: 
        !           115: After  displaying  the  information  listed  above, a  prompt  to
        !           116: download the file, or files,  will be displayed.
        !           117: 
        !           118: If  a  file is  more  than  50000 bytes  in  length,  it will  be
        !           119: downloaded  in  several parts.  When a file is to be  received in 
        !           120: several parts, it will be necessary  to reconcatenate these parts
        !           121: into one  large file,  which  should  be  named the  same as  the 
        !           122: filename selected from the filename selection screen.
        !           123: 
        !           124: 
        !           125: P_r_i_n_t_ m_o_d_e_ o_p_e_r_a_t_i_o_n_s_:
        !           126: 
        !           127: When mmwwccbbbbss is invoked with the -pp option,
        !           128: only the the Contents files will be listed for selection for printing.
        !           129: Printing of the maillists and net map listings is not supported.
        !           130: 
        !           131: After selecting a Contents file to print, a prompt for specifying
        !           132: a search date for printing Contents file entries will be displayed.
        !           133: If a search date is specified, only those entries dated later than the
        !           134: search date will be printed. If a search date is not specified, then
        !           135: all of the Contents file entries will be printed. 
        !           136: 
        !           137: Entries are printed to the file m_w_c_b_b_s_._p_r_i_n_t_.
        !           138: 
        !           139: When the entries have been printed, the program will automatically
        !           140: exit back to the shell.
        !           141: 
        !           142: 

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