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mwcbbs                       Command                       mwcbbs




Download files from mwcbbs.

mmwwccbbbbss [options] directory

mmwwccbbbbss   reads    files   which    contain   listings
and descriptions   of files  available  on mwcbbs,  a uucp  access
system  for  COHERENT users  to   download  ported public  domain
software,  COHERENT  updates and  news  from  the  Mark  Williams
Company.

***Options:
mmwwccbbbbss recognizes the following options:

-dd d_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y_	override the default receive path
		with the path specified by d_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y_.

-pp		Enter print mode for printing Contents file entries.
		This mode can be used to an print all entries in a
		Contents file or entries newer than a specified date.

mmwwccbbbbss looks for the file ._m_w_c_b_b_s_ in the current directory 
for the interface variables DOWNPATH and DATAPATH.

DDOOWWNNPPAATTHH specifies the directory where requested files will be 
written to.

DDAATTAAPPAATTHH specifies the directory where the data files the interface
reads are kept.

Examples of valid entries for the ._m_w_c_b_b_s_ file :

	DOWNPATH=/usr/spool/uucppublic/
	DATAPATH=/usr/lib/mwcbbs

Please note that pathnames are limited to 45 characters.

***************

After invoking  mmwwccbbbbss, a menu of  six (6) items will
be displayed.  They are:

        0. Contents.down        a listing of public/shareware downloads
	1. Contents.hints       misc. files, archived  news         
	2. Contents.news 	news and other informative postings from MWC 
	3. Contents.UPD         COHERENT updates from MWC     
	4. Maillist		listingof mail sites availablethrough mwcbbs
        5. Net_Maps		available netmaps of world wide *nix sites    
	6. Quit                 exit program

After  selecting an  item (0 -  3 only),  mmwwccbbbbss will
display  filenames  100 at  a time  on the user's  console. Using
arrow keys,  or  the  'vi' keys h,  j, k &  l, a filename  can be
highlited and selected  for downloading.

After  selecting item  4  (Maillist), a  listing of  the 50  U.S.
states and  2 other options  will be displayed. Use  the arrow or
'vi' keys h, j, k, &l to highlite the state/option to display.

After selecting item 5 (Net_Maps), 3 choices of netmap files will
be displayed.  They are:

        0. Net_Maps.WORLD       network maps of *nix sites across the world.  
	1. Net_Maps.USA         networkmaps of U.S. *nix sites by area code
	2. Net_Maps.CAN         networkmaps of Canadian sites by area code
	3. Quit                 exit program

Once an option (0 - 2 only) has been selected, lists of available
netmaps  will  be  displayed on  the  screen.  Just  as with  the
previously described options, move the cursor with the arrow keys
or 'vi' keys h, j, k, or l to highlite and select the desired map
to download. There will  be NO descriptions of netmaps printed to
the screen, only a prompt to download the selected netmap.


mmwwccbbbbss commands:

-_s Select highlited filename for more information and/or
      downloading. Pressing RETURN will also select the file.

-_n Go to next screen (if there are more than 100 files).

-_p Go to previous screen.

-_q Quit mwcbbs.


Once a  filename has been  highlited, other than  the maillist or
netmaps,  more  information  about this file  can be  obtained by
_selecting it.  Once _selected, the information  about the file
will be displayed.


The information displayed includes:

- summary of file (what it does, possible uses)

- date file was added or last updated

- other files which are required for compilation or use of
  selected filename

- other miscellaneous notes which may be of interest

- a listing of system commands to be generated to download the
  selected filename from mwcbbs


After  displaying  the  information  listed  above, a  prompt  to
download the file, or files,  will be displayed.

If  a  file is  more  than  50000 bytes  in  length,  it will  be
downloaded  in  several parts.  When a file is to be  received in 
several parts, it will be necessary  to reconcatenate these parts
into one  large file,  which  should  be  named the  same as  the 
filename selected from the filename selection screen.


P_r_i_n_t_ m_o_d_e_ o_p_e_r_a_t_i_o_n_s_:

When mmwwccbbbbss is invoked with the -pp option,
only the the Contents files will be listed for selection for printing.
Printing of the maillists and net map listings is not supported.

After selecting a Contents file to print, a prompt for specifying
a search date for printing Contents file entries will be displayed.
If a search date is specified, only those entries dated later than the
search date will be printed. If a search date is not specified, then
all of the Contents file entries will be printed. 

Entries are printed to the file m_w_c_b_b_s_._p_r_i_n_t_.

When the entries have been printed, the program will automatically
exit back to the shell.

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