diff --git a/info/show.t b/info/show.t index 575c8fc7..f45d4fdb 100644 --- a/info/show.t +++ b/info/show.t @@ -1,26 +1,25 @@ .TH Command SHOW -.NA show "Characteristics of bridges, units, products, news or sectors" +.NA show "Characteristics of sectors, units, bridges, items and news" .LV Basic .SY "show [b|s|c] [tech]" .SY "show " -The show command describes the characteristics of bridge spans, bridge -towers, planes, ships, land units, nukes, items, news and sectors for a -given technology level. +The show command shows characteristics of sectors, units (ships, +planes, land units and nukes), bridges (spans and towers), items and +news. .s1 The format of each output is more fully described in separate info pages (Ship-types, Nuke-types, etc.). .s1 -Except for bridge (bridge span), items, news and tower (bridge tower), a +For sectors and units, a further parameter is required to indicate whether you wish information about building (b), statistics (s) or capabilities (c) of the selected type. .s1 -The tech parameter defaults to 1.25 times your current technology -level. -.s1 -You can only get information on ships, planes, land units and -nukes that you are `almost' capable of building (within 1.25 times of -your current technology level). +By default, unit characteristics are shown at 1.25 times your current +technology level. You can ask for a lower level with the optional +tech parameter. Units beyond that level are not shown; you can only +get information on units that you are already or almost capable of +building. .s1 So, for example .EX show nuke capabilities @@ -36,4 +35,4 @@ will give something like 3mt fusion 7 210 10 325 $19000 .FI .s1 -.SA "Ship-types, Nuke-types, Plane-types, Unit-types, Sector-types, Ships, Planes, LandUnits, Nukes, Products, newspaper" +.SA "Ship-types, Nuke-types, Plane-types, Unit-types, Sector-types, Ships, Planes, LandUnits, Nukes, Bridges, Item-types, newspaper"