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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