Markus Armbruster
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(all): Depend on info. Flatten info directory. This undoes the move to one subdirectory per chapter, which was done during Empire 2. The structure doesn't buy us much, as the info name space is flat, and it complicates makefiles. Overhaul info.pl: - It now wants to run in the root of the build tree. - Information on source files and subjects is now stored in makefiles, thus info.pl no longer picks up random junk from the file system. - Clean up Perl anachronisms, in particular use subroutine arguments and results rather than global variables where convenient. - Change format of diagnostics to the common format used by GNU tools, so that Emacs and the like can parse it. - Catch missing .SA. - When creating a new subject file, cowardly refuse to overwrite an existing file. - Subject files contain topics sorted by chapter, then by name. The order of chapters used to depend on how Perl sorts hash keys. Fix it.
46 lines
1.8 KiB
Perl
46 lines
1.8 KiB
Perl
.TH Command TELEGRAM
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.NA telegram "Send \*Qdiplomatic\*U communique to another country"
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.LV Basic
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.SY "telegram <CNUM/CNAME> [<CNUM/CNAME>] [[<CNUM/CNAME>]]"
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The telegram command allows non-treaty communication
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to take place between representatives. Currently you
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are given only 1024 characters per telegram.
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.s1
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The <CNUM/CNAME> argument is either the number or name of
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the recipient nation. You may specify as many recipients on the
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command line as you wish.
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Telegrams sent to country #0 appear as prayers,
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(favors are best obtained in this manner.)
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.s1
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While entering your telegram the system tells you how many characters
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you have left. You end the telegram by typing ^D on a line by itself,
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or by entering a line with a '.' on a line by itself. A line containing
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only '~q' will abort the telegram.
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.s1
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For example:
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.EX tel 7 8
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.NF
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Enter telegram for multiple recipients
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undo last line with ~u, print with ~p, abort with ~q, end with ^D or .
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1024 left:
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1023 left: B.F.D. Pouncetrifle
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1003 left: Groonland Embassy
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984 left:
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983 left: Dear Ambassador Pouncetrifle,
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953 left:
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952 left: Just a little note to express the friendly wishes that all of us
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887 left: in Curmudgeon feel toward you backward savages in Groonland. As
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822 left: to the matter of the treaty you've proposed please remember that
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757 left: if we wished we could TRASH your capital.
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715 left:
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714 left: As always I remain,
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688 left: Your humble and obedient servant, etc, etc
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638 left: E. D. Amen Dada
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616 left: Under Asst. West Coast Promo.
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580 left: the Sovereign State of Curmudgeon
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540 left: .
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.FI
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.s1
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Note that others can reject your telegrams, using \*Qreject\*U.
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.s1
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.SA "flash, toggle, announce, read, reject, Communication, Diplomacy"
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