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3: mwcbbs Command mwcbbs
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8: Download files from mwcbbs.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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