PCBoard 15.0
Command Quick Reference
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trouble as I do remembering the hundreds of PCBoard commands available.
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How to read the reference
Command	Description
SubCommand Header
Sub	SubCommand description
Sub	SubCommand description
SubCommand Header
Sub	SubCommand description


Contents
SYSOP - WHILE SYSOP ON LOCAL	2
SYSOP - WHILE USER ON FROM REMOTE	2
GENERAL PCBOARD COMMANDS	3
ALT-F10	Increase security level.	3
A	Abandon Conference	3
B	Bulletins	3
CHAT	(Group Chat)	3
C	Comment To The Sysop	3
D	Download A File	3
DB	Download Batch	3
E	Enter a Message	3
F	File Directories	4
FLAG	Flag Files	4
G	Goodbye / Logoff of the BBS	4
H	Online Help	4
I	Initial Welcome	4
J	Join a Conference	4
K	Kill a Message	4
LANG	Change Current Language	4
L	Locate a Filename	4
M	Graphics Mode	4
MENU	Re-display Main Menu	4
N	New File Scan	4
NEWS	Display System News	4
NODE	Chat With Other Users	4
O	Operator Page	4
OPEN	a DOOR	4
P	Page Length Setting	4
Q	Quick Message Scan	4
QWK	Transfer Main In QWK Format	4
R	Read Messages	5
REPLY	Reply To A  Message	5
RM	Re-Read Memorized Message	5
S	Script Questionnaires	5
SELECT	Select Conf. for Scanning Or Reading	5
T	Transfer Protocol	5
TEST	Test A Downloadable File	5
TS	Text Search Messages	5
U	Upload a File	6
UB	Upload Batch	6
USER	List Active Users	6
V	View Settings	6
WHO	Other Users Online	6
W	Write User Information	6
X	Toggle Expert Mode	6
Y	Your Personal Mail	6
Z	Zippy Directory Scan	6


PCBoardr & the text contained within this document are Copyright 1993 c Clark Development Co., Inc.
Document modification and layout by Richard Flathmann of computer deZines/the Silicon SysOp
SYSOP - WHILE SYSOP ON LOCAL 
1	Manage Caller Log
D	Delete caller log.
P	Print caller log.
S	Search caller log for text.
V	View caller log
2	View/Print User List
P	Print user listing.
V	View list of users.
3	Pack/Renumber Messages
4	Recover a Killed Message
[msg #]	Message number to recover.
5	List Message Headers
[beg. msg.  #]  Beginning message number.
+	Scan in forward direction.
-	Scan in reverse direction.
A	Scan selected conferences.
ALL	Scan all conferences.
F	Message from you.
L	Begin with last message in message base.
NS	Display in non-stop mode.
S	Messages that you have not read yet.
TS	Messages that contain particular text.
USER	Messages from a particular user.
Y	Messages addressed to you.
6	View a File
[filename]		The filename you wish to view online.
7	User Maintenance
[record #]		User record number.
A	Add a user.
C	Change current user record.
D	Delete current user record.
F	Find a user.
L	List all user records.
P	Print all user records.
Q	Quit.
S	Search user records for text.
U	Undelete a user record.
8	Pack User File	9	Remote Drop to DOS
Y	Yes.
10	Execute DOS Command
11	View Users Currently Online
[node #]	Node number.
13	View Node Caller Log
[node #]	Node number.
A	All caller logs.
S	Search for text.
14	Drop Node to DOS
[Node #]	Node number.
15	Recycle Node
[node #]	Node number to recycle.
BR	Broadcast Message to Any Node
[node #]	Node number.
[msg]	Message to send to another node.
!	Re-Display Last Command
SYSOP - WHILE USER ON FROM REMOTE
This section details the keyboard commands that are available to you while a user is online.
F1	Give/Take user SysOp privileges.
F2	Lock user out. 
F3	Toggle printing caller log.
F4	Toggle page bell status.
F5	Shell to DOS.
F6	Modify current user's record.
F7	Toggle alarm status.
F8	Disconnect current caller.
F9	Toggle screen display. 
F10	Chat with caller. 
ALT-B	Send a bell to the caller.
ALY-D	Run PCBFiler.
ALT-F	Capture text to a file.
ALT-I	Import text from a file.
ALT-M	Run PCBMoni.
ALT-N	Reserve node for the SysOp.
ALT-P	Capture text to the printer. 
ALT-R	Recycle node after caller disconnects.
ALT-S	Run System Manager.
ALT-T	Send a top of form to printer.
ALT-X	Drop to DOS after current call.
ALT-F1	Decrease available time by 5 minutes.
ALT-F2	Increase available time by 5 minutes.
ALT-F9	Decrease security level.
GENERAL PCBOARD COMMANDS
ALT-F10	Increase security level.
A	Abandon Conference
ALIAS	ON	Use your alias.
OFF	Use your real name.
B	Bulletins
[blt. #]	Bulletin number.
A	All bulletins.
D	Download bulletins.
N	New bulletins.
NS	Display in non-stop mode.
R	Re-display menu.
S	Search bulletins for text.
CHAT	(Group Chat)
A	Available for chat.
G	Enter group chat.
U	Unavailable for chat.
Commands Available While In Chat
CALL	Call a user to chat.
CHAN	Change channels.
ECHO	Enable echo mode.
G	Goodbye.
HANDLE	Change your handle.
IGNORE	Ignore input from one or more nodes.
MENU	Display menu for chat commands.
MON	Toggle the monitoring of public channels.
NOECHO	Disable echo mode.
PRIV	Make discussion private.
PUBlic	Make discussion public.
Q	Exit chat mode.
SEND	Send a private message.
SHOW	Show users currently chatting.
SILENT	Toggle silent mode.
TOPIC	Change current topic. 
WHO	Show who is currently on-line.
X		Toggle expert mode.
Sysop Commands Available While In Chat
7	View/edit user records.  
11	View status of nodes.  
12	Logoff alternate node.  
13	View alternate node's caller log.  
14	Drop alternate node to DOS.  
C	Comment To The Sysop
D	Download A File
[file]	The file that will be transferred.
[prot.]		transfer protocol. 
BYE	log off once the file transfer is complete.
GB	log off once the file transfer is complete.
DB	Download Batch
[filen]	enter multiple files
[prot]		transfer protocol. 
BYE	log off once the file transfer is complete.
GB	log off once the file transfer is complete.
E	Enter a Message
[user name]	name message will be addressed to.
SysOp can address the message to the following:
@[sec]@	a particular security level,
@[sec]-[sec]@	a range of security levels.
@USER@	addressed to everyone on the system,
@LIST@	you'll be prompted for names
Assigning Message Security
D	Pack-out date.
N	None.
R	Receiver only.
S	Sender password.
Commands Available While in a Message Editor
A	Abort message.
C	Continue message using line-editor.
D	Delete a line.
E	Edit a line.
F	Edit message using full-screen editor.
H	Help.
I	Insert a line.
L	List current message.
Q	Quote message.
S	Save message.
SA	Save and attach a file.
SC	Carbon copy message.
SN	Save message and goto next message.
SK	Save message and kill original.
U	Upload a message.
The Full-Screen Editor
Locally, use the keys shown in the Keyboard column.  Remotely, you may have to use the Ctrl-Key column.
Cursor Movements	Keyboard	Ctrl-Key 
Cursor to the left	left	CTRL-S 
Cursor to the right	right	CTRL-D 
Cursor one word to the left	CTRL-left	CTRL-A 
Cursor one word to the right	CTRL-right	CTRL-F 
Cursor to next tab stop	TAB	CTRL-T 
Cursor to start of current line	home	CTRL-W 
Cursor to end of current line	end	CTRL-P 
Cursor to line above	up	CTRL-E 
Cursor to line below	down	CTRL-X 
Cursor to next page	PgUp	CTRL-R 
Cursor to previous page	PgDn	CTRL-C 
Edit Functions	Keyboard	Ctrl-Key 	
Toggle insert mode	Ins	CTRL-V 
Reformat paragraph		CTRL-B 
Join a line		CTRL-J 
Insert a line		CTRL-N 
Delete a line		CTRL-Y 
Delete to the end of  line	CTRL-end	CTRL-K
Delete character to the right	Del	CTRL-G 
Delete character to the left	Back	CTRL-H 
Delete word to the right		CTRL-T 
Special Functions	Keyboard	Ctrl-Key 
Exit the full-screen editor	Esc	CTRL-U
Re-display the screen		CTRL-L 
Quote the original message		CTRL-O 
Toggle 79 column mode		CTRL-_ 
F	File Directories
Subcommands to Locate a File
L	Locate filename(s).
N	Display files after a particular date.
Z	Search entire file listing for text.
File Directory Subcommands
[dir. #]	File directory number.
P	View private upload directory.
U	View public upload directory.
Miscellaneous Subcommands
D	Flag the files found for download.
FLAG	Flag a file for download
G	Log off of the BBS. 
NS	Display listing in non stop mode.
R	Re-display available file directories.
V	View a file.
Subcommands (Alphabetical)
[dir. #]	File directory number. 
D	Flag the files found for download.
FLAG	Flag a file for download
G	Log off the BBS.
L	Locate filename(s).
N	Display files after a particular date.
NS	Display listing in non-stop mode.
P	View private upload directory.
R	Re-display available file directories.
U	View public upload directory.
V	View a file.
Z	Search entire file listing for text.
FLAG	Flag File(s)
[File]	file or files to flag
G	Goodbye / Logoff of the BBS
Y	Yes.
H	Online Help
[cmnd]	command or filename
I	Initial Welcome
J	Join a Conference
[name]	Conference name to join.
[num.]	Conference number to join.
Q	Quick-join the conference.
S	Search conference names for text.
K	Kill a Message
[msg. #]	message number you wish to kill
LANG	Change Current Language
[lang. #]	language number you wish to use.
L	Locate a Filename
[#]	Directory #.
[file.ext]  Filename to search for.
D	Flag the files for download
N	Combine locate search with new file scan.
NS	Display the files found in non-stop mode.
M	Graphics Mode
CTTY	Non-ANSI mode.
ANSI	ANSI cursor positioning.
GRAPH	ANSI color and cursor positioning.
RIP	RIPscrip graphics mode.
MENU	Re-display Main Menu
N	New File Scan
[date]	the date to begin search for new files.
[dir #]	directory or range to search
D	files found are queued for download
S	scan for files added since the last file viewed.
NS	Files are displayed in non-stop Mode
NEWS	Display System News
NODE	Chat With Other Users
O	Operator Page
OPEN	a DOOR
[num.]	DOOR # to open.
[name]	DOOR name to open
[parm.]	pass a parameter to a DOOR
P	Page Length Setting
[# lines]	number of lines displayed per screen.
Q	Quick Message Scan
Display Subcommands
+		Scan in forward direction.
-		Scan in reverse direction.
L		Begin with last message
NS	Display in non-stop mode.
Message Selection Subcommands
[msg. #]	Beginning message number.
A	Scan selected conferences.
ALL	Scan all conferences.
F	Message from you.
FROM	Read messages from a user.
N	New Messages by date.  
S	Messages that you have not read yet.
TO	Read messages to a user.
WAIT	Scan conf. where you have mail waiting.
TS	Messages that contain particular text.
U	All unread messages.
USER	Messages from a particular user.
Y	Messages addressed to you.
Valid message status codes:
[blank]	Public message
*	Private message - unread 
+	Private message - read
-	Public message - read
~	Comment to SysOp - unread.
'	Comment to SysOp - read.
%	Message/sender password - unread
^	Message/sender password - read
!	Message/group password - unread
#	Message/group password - read
$	Message/group pswrd/addressed to ALL.
QWK	Transfer Main In QWK Format
[prot.]	If protocol is not specified, default is used
BYE	Logoff after your transfer is complete.
U	Upload a REP packet.
D	Download a QWK packet.
R	Read Messages
Read: Selection Subcommands
[msg #]	Message number to read.
A	Scan all selected conferences.
ALL	Scan all conferences you have access to.
F	Read messages from current user.
FROM	Read messages from a user.
N	New Messages by date.  
S	Read new messages.
TO	Read messages to a user.
TS	Search messages for specific text.
U	Read unread messages.
USER	Search messages to or from a user.
WAIT	Scan conf. where you have mail waiting.
Y	Read messages addressed to you.
YA	Read messages to you or to ALL.
Read: Scan Subcommands
+ / -	Set read direction
1+	Begin with first message in message base
L	Begin with the last message.
N	New messages by date.
RM	Read memorized message.
RM+	Read mem. message & continue forward.
RM-	Read mem. message & continue in reverse.
Read: Capture Subcommands
C	Capture messages
D	Capture messages
QWK	Capture messages to a QWK packet
Z	Capture and compress messages
Read: General Subcommands
DE	De-select current conference
G	Goodbye.
J	Join a conference.
K	Kill a message.
LONG	Use extended message header for displaying.
NS	non-stop mode.
O	Read-only mode.
Q	Quick scan messages.
SE	Select current conference for scanning.
SET	Set the last message read number.
SHORT	Use the brief message header for displaying.
End of Message: Scan Subcommands
[msg #]	Message number to read
R	Read next message in current direction
+  /  -	Set read direction
JUMP	Jump to the next conference.
L	Begin with the last message.
M	Memorize current message number.
NEXT	Read next message.
PREV	Read previous message.
RM	Read memorized message.
RM+	Read mem. message & continue forward.
RM-	Read mem. message & continue in reverse.
RR	Read reference message.
SKIP	Skip current conference.
T+	Thread read (forward direction).  
T-	Thread read (reverse direction).  
End of Message: Reply Subcommands
RE	Reply to current message.
RO	Reply to message, send reply to another user.
End of Message: Capture Subcommands
C	Capture current message
D	Capture current message 
Z	Capture and compress current message
End of Message: Selection Subcommands
F	Read messages from current user.
S	Read new messages.
TS	Search messages for specific text.
USER	Search messages to or from a particular user
Y	Read messages addressed to you.
YA	Read messages to you or to ALL.
End of Message: General Subcommands
/	Re-display current message
ALIAS	Toggle use of alias.
DE	De-select current conference
E	Edit message header information.
EDIT	Edit the content of a message.
FLAG	Flag a file for download.
G	Goodbye.
J	Join a conference. 
K	Kill the current message.
LONG	Use extended message header for displaying.
N	Quit reading messages.
NS	non-stop mode.
SHORT	Use the brief message header for displaying.
SE	Select current conference for scanning.
SET	Set the last message read number.
V	View a downloadable file.
End of Message: SysOp Subcommands
COPY	Copy a message to another conference.
F	Access the sender's user record.
FF	Access the sender's user record.
FT	Access the recipients user record.
MOVE	Move message to another conference.
P	Make current message private.
U	Make current message public.
REPLY	Reply To A  Message
#	The message number to respond  to.
RM	Re-Read Memorized Message
S	Script Questionnaires
SELECT	Select Conf. for Scanning Or Reading
[num(s)]	Conference number(s) to select.
S	Select all conferences.
D	De-select all conferences.
Q	Quit.
T	Transfer Protocol
[prot.]	Protocol letter.
TEST	Test A Downloadable File
[file]	Filename to test.
TS	Text Search Messages
[text]	Text to search for.
U	Upload a File
[file(s)]	Filename(s) to upload.
[prot.]	Protocol to use for the upload.
BYE	Logoff after transfer is complete.
UB	Upload Batch
[file(s)]	Filename(s) to upload.
[prot.]	Protocol to use for the upload.
BYE	Logoff after transfer is completed.	
USER	List Active Users
[text]	Text to search for.
V	View Settings
WHO	Other Users Online
W	Write User Information
X	Toggle Expert Mode
ON	Explicitly select expert mode.  
OFF	Explicitly select non-expert or novice mode.  
Y	Your Personal Mail
+	Scan forward.
-	Scan reverse. 
A	Scan all selected conferences.
ALL	Scan all conferences.
C	Scan current conference.
L	Scan in long report mode.
NS	Display in non-stop mode.
Q	Scan in quick report mode.
S	Scan unread mail.
Z	Zippy Directory Scan
[dir #]	Directory number to search.
[text]	Text to search for.
D	Each file found  is flagged for download.
N	Minimum file date to scan for.
NS	Output displayed in non-stop mode.