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BBGopher 1.6 (UNIX)
Copyright (c) 1993 Mark Morley
BBGopher/amiga 1.0 (20.4.95)
Copyright (c) 1995 Jason M. Weber
All commands in BBGopher can be abbreviated to the first character. In fact,
only the first character is checked. This means that 'Q', 'Quit', 'QQQ', etc.
will all have the same effect. BBGopher is NOT case sensitive.
The following commands are available when you are looking at a gopher menu:
(H)elp This command displays this file (obviously).
(Q)uit This command exits BBGopher immediately.
(=) Without a numeric argument, this command displays the details
about the current gopher site. If you specify a number, then
the details about the numbered menu item are displayed instead.
Details include Type, Title, Host Name, Port Number, and
Selector.
(B)ookmarks This command calls up your menu of bookmarks. Bookmarks are
menu items that you've previously saved for future quick
reference. This command is not available when you're already
looking at your bookmark menu.
(S)ave This command is followed by the number of an item you wish
to save as a bookmark. You can later retrieve a menu of your
saved bookmarks with the (B) command above. This command is
not available while you are looking at your bookmark menu.
(D)elete This command is followed by the number of an item you wish
to delete from your bookmark list. This command is available
only while you are looking at your bookmark menu.
(L)ist This command will redisplay the menu. Use this if your
display gets messed up somehow, or if it's scrolled off the
screen.
(P)revious This command backs up one level in the gopher tree. You
cannot backup past the top level menu. You would also use
this command to exit your bookmark menu.
(U)p This command causes the previous screen of a multi-screen
menu to be displayed. At the beginning of a menu it will
wrap around to the end.
(D)own This command causes the next screen of a multi-screen menu
to be displayed. At the end of a menu it will wrap around
to the beginning. Simply pressing ENTER without typing in
a command has the same effect.
number Entering the number of a menu item causes that menu item
to be selected. What happens when you select a menu item
depends on what type of menu item it is. The currently
supported types are listed later on.
NOTE: Occasionally you will find yourself at a menu that has no items
available. This can be due to a host being down, a flakey connection,
an inproperly configured server, or any number of other reasons. In
these cases your command options are limited.
BBGopher displays gopher menus much like any other gopher client. Each menu
item is shown as a number followed by the item's type, followed by a
description of the item. BBGopher currently supports the following types of
menu items:
<TXT> Text Document
Selecting a TXT item will cause the text file associated with
that item to be displayed for you. After reading the text
you will have the option of mailing or saving the file.
<DIR> Directory
Selecting a DIR item simply leads you to another gopher menu.
<TEL> Telnet
Selecting a TEL item will cause a Telnet session to be
established. If the host recommends a username, it will be
displayed for you.
<TN3> TN3270
Selecting a TN3 item will cause a TN3270 session to be
established. These are generally connections to IBM mainframe
systems.
<HQX> Macintosh HQX File
<DOS> DOS Binary File
<UUE> UU Encoded File
<BIN> Generic Binary File
Selecting any of these types of items will allow you to receive
a file. BBGopher will prompt you to enter the local name
for the file to be retrieved. It will then retrieve the file
and save it under the name you provide.
<IDX> Index Search
Selecting an IDX item allows you to perform keyword searches
on various databases. BBGopher will prompt you to enter
your criteria. You simply list one or more keywords that you
are looking for. You may use AND and OR to combine the
keywords into a fairly complex query.
There is one other menu type that BBGopher supports. It is
the 'i' type (for 'information'). Items of type 'i' are
strictly informational. They are displayed without a type and
cannot be selected.