updated documentation a bit

[spider.git] / cmd / Commands_en.hlp

diff --git a/cmd/Commands_en.hlp b/cmd/Commands_en.hlp
index 159f0b7d5f3c83893b58779b56a90d60b2d210a1..10a4805cd2261165f0c5cb239fc86428ad8dc285 100644 (file)
--- a/cmd/Commands_en.hlp
+++ b/cmd/Commands_en.hlp
@@ -207,7 +207,25 @@ This will send your announcement cluster wide
 Search the help database for <string> (it isn't case sensitive), and print
 the names of all the commands that may be relevant.
 
-=== 0^BLANK <nn>^Print nn (default 1) blank lines
+=== 0^BLANK [<string>] [<nn>]^Print nn (default 1) blank lines (or strings)
+In its basic form this command prints one or more blank lines. However if
+you pass it a string it will replicate the string for the width of the 
+screen (default 80) and then print that one or more times, so:
+
+  blank 2
+
+prints two blank lines
+
+  blank - 
+
+prints a row of - characters once.
+
+  blank abc
+
+prints 'abcabcabcabcabcabc....'
+
+This is really only of any use in a script file and you can print a maximum
+of 9 lines.
 
 === 0^BYE^Exit from the cluster
 This will disconnect you from the cluster
@@ -1178,7 +1196,7 @@ to you will normally find their way there should you not be connected.
 eg:-
   SET/HOMENODE gb7djk
 
-=== 8^SET/HOPS <call> ann|spots|wwv|wcy <n>^Set hop count  
+=== 8^SET/HOPS <call> ann|spots|route|wwv|wcy <n>^Set hop count  
 Set the hop count for a particular type of broadcast for a node.
 
 This command allows you to set up special hop counts for a node 
@@ -1462,7 +1480,7 @@ Show the HF DX spots breakdown by band for the last 31 days
 === 0^SHOW/HFTABLE^Show the HF DX Spotter Table for your country
 Show the HF DX Spotter table for your country for the last 31 days
 
-=== 8^SHOW/HOPS <call> [ann|spots|wcy|wwv]^Show the hop counts for a node
+=== 8^SHOW/HOPS <call> [ann|spots|route|wcy|wwv]^Show the hop counts for a node
 This command shows the hop counts set up for a node. You can specify
 which category you want to see. If you leave the category out then 
 all the categories will be listed.