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.
33 lines
1.2 KiB
Perl
33 lines
1.2 KiB
Perl
.TH Command FLASH
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.NA flash "Send a message directly to a friend's terminal"
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.LV Expert
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.SY "flash <CNUM/CNAME> [<MESSAGE>]"
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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.
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.s1
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flash allows instant communication between friendly nations.
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flash has two different syntaxes. You can either send your friend a one
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line message as in:
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.EX flash Foobots Hi there, I'm back from lunch
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.s1
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Or you can send a multi-line message:
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.EX flash Foobots
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.NF
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> Hi there.
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> I ate Fodderland for lunch.
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> .
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.FI
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Note that you can end a multi-line flash with either a '.' (period)
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on a line all by itself, or by hitting ^D on a line by itself.
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Note also that all messages are truncated to 60 characters long!
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.s1
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If you do not wish to receive any flash messages from your friends,
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then you can temporarily turn the feature off by typing "toggle flash".
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.s1
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Note that if the person you are flashing is allied to you, you will
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be informed if they are not logged in or not accepting flashes when you attempt
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to flash them. This only works when *they* are allied with you, since
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you would normally see them logged in or not using "players"
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.s1
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.SA "toggle, wall, declare, players, telegram, Communication"
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