Merge branch 'newpc92timings' of /scm/spider into newpc92timings

[spider.git] / cmd / Commands_en.hlp

diff --git a/cmd/Commands_en.hlp b/cmd/Commands_en.hlp
index b1fdb80e26a3ef82e1abd801d7b2ce7da62cdcee..30c6aea54b06d84bedcc233c2f32bb7e94ed879e 100644 (file)
--- a/cmd/Commands_en.hlp
+++ b/cmd/Commands_en.hlp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # if the command ends in a - then that line isn't printed, but any
 # subsequent lines are
 #
-# $Id$
+#
 #
 # Comment lines are indented before printing
 #
@@ -328,6 +328,21 @@ see CLEAR/SPOTS for a more detailed explanation.
 A sysop can clear an input or normal output filter for a user or the
 node_default or user_default. 
 
+=== 6^CLEAR/DUPEFILE^Clear out the dupefile completely
+The system maintains a list of duplicate announces and spots (amongst many
+other things). Sometimes this file gets corrupted during operation
+(although not very often). This command will remove the file and start
+again from scratch.
+
+Try this if you get several duplicate DX Spots, one after another.
+
+Please ONLY use this command if you have a problem. And then only once.
+If it does not cure your problem, then repeating the command won't help.
+Get onto the dxspider-support list and let us try to help.
+
+If you use this command frequently then you will cause other people, as
+well as yourself, a lot of problems with duplicates.
+
 === 0^CLEAR/ROUTE [1|all]^Clear a route filter line
 This command allows you to clear (remove) a line in a route filter or to 
 remove the whole filter.
@@ -915,7 +930,8 @@ will automatially be picked up by the cluster program. Sometimes it
 can get confused if you are doing a lot of moving commands about or
 delete a command in the local_cmd tree and want to use the normal one
 again. Execute this command to reset everything back to the state it
-was just after a cluster restart.
+was just after a cluster restart. To see what is in the command cache
+see SHOW/CMD_CACHE.
 
 === 9^LOAD/FORWARD^Reload the msg forwarding routing table
 Reload the /spider/msg/forward.pl file if you have changed it
@@ -1854,6 +1870,14 @@ for more information.
 Display all the bad words in the system, see SET/BADWORD
 for more information.
 
+=== 0^SHOW/BANDS [band|region names]^Show the list of bands and regions
+Display the bands and regions (collections of bands) known to
+the system. If you supply band or region names to SHOW/BANDS,
+the command will display just those bands or regions, e.g.:
+
+       sh/band
+       sh/band 2m hf
+
 === 0^SHOW/BUDDY^Show your list of buddies
 See SET/BUDDY for more information about buddies.
 
@@ -1863,6 +1887,26 @@ occurred whilst you were away. SHOW/CHAT on its own will show data for
 all groups. If you use a group name then it will show only chat for
 that group.
 
+=== 9^SHOW/CMD_CACHE [pattern]^Show the real source path of commands
+It is possible in DXSpider to define local versions of commands.
+Sometimes one forgets that one has these. This command will show you
+the source path where the node is getting each one of its commands.
+
+If you find a local command that you don't want then then simply
+delete it, run LOAD/CMD_CACHE to clear out the command cache and
+try again. You will now be using the standard version.
+
+If you are looking for information on a specific command then
+just add a string, eg:
+
+  sh/cmd dx
+
+might give you:
+
+  Command              Path
+  set/dxgrid           /spider/cmd/set/dxgrid.pl
+  sh/dx                /spider/cmd/show/dx.pl
+
 === 0^SHOW/CONFIGURATION [<node>]^Show all the nodes and users visible
 This command allows you to see all the users that can be seen
 and the nodes to which they are connected.