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~L/? ~G- This help screen.  ~L?~G by itself, without the ~L/~G, will also work.

~L/q ~G- Quit (exit chat, go back to the BBS)  ~Lq~G or ~Lx~G by itself will
     also work.

~L/t ~G- Change "Channel" - TommCHAT supports 256 "channels" so that separate
     discussions can be carried out without interference or confusion
     with other conversations.  Include the channel number you want to
     change to, example:
~P
                /t42
~G
                ... this will take you to channel 42.  Only other users
                    on channel 42 will be able to see what you publicly
                    type.
~O
     By default, you start out on Channel 1.

~L/s ~G- "Status" - gives a quick summary of all nodes using TommCHAT.
     Typing ~Lwho~G by itself on a line does the same trick.

~L/sm~G- "Show Members" - gives a quick user list

~L/ga~G- "Generic Action" - crudely mimics a popular Glop feature.  This command
     causes the system to make a third-party statement about you.  Here
     is an example:
~P
             /a is laughing his fool head off!
~G
     This might cause the following to be displayed to everyone on your
     channel:
~L
             Waffle is laughing his fool head off!

~L/a ~G- "Action" - This invokes SmartActions.
~L/a?~G- "Actions Help" - Detailed help for SmartActions.
~L/al~G- "Actions List" - List all available SmartActions.

~L/h ~G- "Handle" - lets you change your online name in TommCHAT
      Here is an example:
~L
             /h Waffle

~G     This will change your handle to "Waffle".  You have the option of
     permanently saving the handle as your default, or just leaving it
     as a temporary handle.

~L/p ~G- "Private" - Anything you type on the same line with /p will go to
     the node you specify only.  Here is an example:
~L
             /p2 Hey, Larry, what's up?
~G
         This will cause the following message to be displayed to the
         user on node 2 (hence the /p2):
~N
             P#2 Waffle: Hey, Larry, what's up?
~G
         This feature has a couple of shorthand forms which do exactly the
         same thing.
~L
             /2 Hey, Larry, what's up?
             /larry Hey, Larry, what's up?
~G
         In the latter form, you can use the first few letters in the other
         guy's handle, or if he is using funny high-bit ANSI characters
         that you can't type, you can specify a few characters from in the
         middle of the handle, for example:
~L
             /arry Hey, Larry, what's up?

~L/x ~G- "Squelch" - Disallows /p messages from a user.  To sqelch someone
     type /x followed by their node number, e.g.
~P
             /x2
~G
         This will stop whomever is on node 2 from sending you /p
         messages.  To allow a user to /p again, or "unsquelch",
         simply repeat the command, e.g. /x2 a second time will
         unsquelch node 2.

~L/xa~G- "Squelch All" - Disallows /p messages from all users!  This will
     actually squelch everyone who is on at the time, however if someone
     logs off and comes back, they will be able to /p you again.  You can
     unsquelch everyone by typing /xa again, and you can selectively
     unsquelch certain users using the above /x command.

~L/tt~K<node>~G - Participate in a "Tele-Trial" - by using this command
     you are casting a vote to remove the user on the node you specify
     from the system!  If enough votes are cast, the user will be kicked
     off!  ~OOne vote per user...

~L/u1~K<text... >~G - Enter your "hello" message, which announces to
     other users when you are logging on.  The <text> can be up to 96
     characters and may include embedded characters.  To go back to the
     default "hello" message, just type ~O/u1~G without any text.

~L/u2~K<text... >~G - Enter your "goodbye" message, which announces to
     other users when you are logging off.  The <text> can be up to 96
     characters and may include embedded characters.  To go back to the
     default "goodbye" message, just type ~O/u1~G without any text.

~L/m ~G- Message - This displays one of the system messages which are
     automatically displayed from time to time.  There are up to 36
     system messages from A to Z and 0 to 9.

        Example:
~L
             /ma
~G
        will display the /ma message (if present).

~L/m+~K<slot>~G - Enter Message.  If you have been assigned a message
     slot by the sysop, you can enter text into it using this command.

~L/m- - Toggle /m auto messages on and off.

~L><user>~G - Direct your comments to one user, but keep it public.
        This probably needs some explaining.  With this command, you can
        speak publicly, but it will be known by all on the channel to whom
        your message is intended.  This helps people keep track of more
        than one conversation on the same channel.

        There are several forms for this.  You can enter > followed by the
        user's node and then the message, or use a full or partial handle.
        Here are some examples.
~L
        >larry Hey, Larry, how about them Leafs?
        >arr Hey, Larry, how about them Leafs?
        >2 Hey, Larry, how about them Leafs?
~G
        Any of these might generate:
~P
        (1) Waffle (to Larry): Hey, Larry, how about them Leafs?
~G
        Except for Larry, who sees:
~P
        (1) Waffle (to you): Hey, Larry, how about them Leafs?
~G
        There are a few "special" cases of this.

        You can specify your own node or handle, and it will say (to
        himself) or (to herself) to everyone on the channel except you, who
        will still see (to you).  You can also say something to >all which
        shows up as (to everyone) or to >none which shows up as (to
        no-one).

~O
     Anything else you type will be sent to everyone else on your
     channel!

                A new feature for version 1.3 is the "Private" or "locked"
                channel.  In this, a user can go to another channel, "lock"
                it, and then only users she invites to the channel will be
                able to go to that channel.  All others get a message
                stating that the channel is locked.

                There are four basic commands.

                /lock

                This simply locks the channel that the user is on.  There
                are limits to this, of course.  See "NoLock" in the config
                file and earlier in this document.

                /unlock

                This unlocks, or frees up for public use, the channel that
                the user is on.  Note that TommCHAT keeps track of who
                locked the channel, so only a sysop or the user herself who
                locked the channel can use /unlock.

                /invite

                This invites a user to the channel.  You can specify a
                username or a node, e.g. /invite tommy or /invite 1.  If
                nothing is specified, TommCHAT will supply a list of users
                and ask which one to invite.

                /eject

                This kicks a user out of the channel.
