WWIV Menu Commands¶
Here is the list of all WWIV Menu Commands available in the Menu Editor broken out by category.
Category: AutoMessage¶
amsg:delete¶
Deletes the auto message (cosysop required)
amsg:email¶
E-mail the author of the automessage
amsg:lock¶
Locks the automessage (cosysop required)
amsg:read¶
Read the auto message
[use automessage:read instead]
amsg:unlock¶
Unlocks the automessage (cosysop required)
amsg:write¶
Writes a new auto message
AutoMessage¶
Displays the legacy automessage menu
ReadAutoMessage¶
Read the auto message
Category: BBSList¶
bbslist¶
Legacy BBSList Menu
bbslist:add¶
Adds a new BBS to the BBSList
bbslist:bbslist¶
Legacy BBSList Menu
bbslist:delete¶
Deletes a new BBS from the BBSList
bbslist:net¶
Read the network bbs lists
bbslist:read¶
Read the bbslist
Category: Chain¶
Doors¶
Enter the doors, or chains section. Like '.'
RunDoor¶
<door name>
Runs a door (chain) with doorname matching, exactly, the description you have
given the door in //CHEDIT
RunDoorFree¶
<door name>
Runs a door (chain) with doorname matching, exactly, the description you have
given the door in //CHEDIT, but this function bypasses the check to see if
the user is allowed to run the door.
RunDoorNumber¶
<door number>
Like RunDoor, but you must specify the #1 in //CHEDIT instead of the
description.
RunDoorNumberFree¶
<door number>
Like RunDoorFree, but you must specify the #1 in //CHEDIT instead of the
description.
Category: Conference¶
DisableConf¶
Turns conferencing off
DownDirConf¶
Go to the prior directory conference '{'
DownSubConf¶
Decrement ({) to the next sub conference
EnableConf¶
Turns conferencing on
JumpDirConf¶
Jump to another directory conference 'J'
JumpSubConf¶
Jump to another sub conference.
NewMsgsAllConfs¶
Do a new message scan for all subs in all conferences '/A'
UpDirConf¶
Go to the next directory conference '}'
UpSubConf¶
Increment ()) to the previous conference number
Category: EMail¶
AttachFile¶
KillEMail¶
Kill email that you have sent 'K'
MultiEMail¶
Send multi-email
ReadAllMail¶
Sysop command to read all mail
ReadEMail¶
Read your email
SendEMail¶
Enter and send email 'E' from the main menu
Category: File¶
AllowEdit¶
Sysop command to enter the 'ALLOW.DAT' editor.
BatchMenu¶
Enter the batch menu 'B'
ConfigFileList¶
Enter the List+ configurator so the user can set it up to look like he wants
DirList¶
List the directory names in the xfer section
DLFile¶
<dirfname> <filename>
This will download a file, with a check for ratios and will update the
kb downloaded and number of files downloaded.
You must specify the dirfilename, which is the name of the data file in
the transfer editor. filename is the name of the file being downloaded.
DLFreeFile¶
<dirfname> <filename>
This will download a file, but not check ratios or charge a download charge.
You must specify the dir filename, which is the name of the data file in
the transfer editor. filename is the name of the file being downloaded.
DownDir¶
Go to the prior directory number '-'
Download¶
Download a file 'D'
FindDescription¶
Search for a file by description
HopDir¶
Hop to another directory number 'H'
ListFiles¶
List the file in the current directory
ListUsersDL¶
List users with access to the current xfer sub
MoveFiles¶
Sysop command to move files
NewFilesAllConfs¶
New file scan in all directories in all conferences
NewFileScan¶
List files that are new since your 'New Scan Date (usually last call)' 'N'
PrintDSZLog¶
View the DSZ log
ReadIDZ¶
Sysop command to read the file_id.diz and add it to the extended description
RemoveFiles¶
Remove a file you uploaded
RemoveNotThere¶
SYSOP command to remove files that do not exist.
RenameFiles¶
Sysop command to edit and rename files
ReverseSortDirs¶
Sort the directory by date or name, backwards.
SearchAllFiles¶
Search all files???
SelectDir¶
Like SelectSub, but for the xfer section.
SetDirConf¶
<key>
Sets the xfer section conference to key
SetDirNumber¶
<key>
Equivalent to typing in a number at the xfer menu, it sets the current dir
number.
SetNewFileScanDate¶
Set the 'New Scan Date' to a new date
SortDirs¶
Sort the directory by date or name
UpDir¶
Go to the next directory number '+'
Upload¶
User upload a file
UploadAllDirs¶
Syosp command to add any files sitting in the directories, but not in
the file database to wwiv's file database
UploadCurDir¶
Sysop command to scan the current directory for any files that are not in
wwiv's file database and adds them to it.
UploadFilesBBS¶
Import a files.bbs (probably a CD) into the wwiv's file database
UploadToSysop¶
Upload a file into dir#0, the sysop dir.
ViewArchive¶
List an archive's contents
XferDefaults¶
Enter the xfer section defaults
Category: GFiles¶
BulletinEdit¶
Sysop command to edit the bulletins 'gfiles'
Bulletins¶
Enter the bulletins (or 'gfiles') section. 'G'
Category: Menu¶
DisplayHelp¶
An alias for DisplayMenu.
This alias is deprecated, please use menu:display.
DisplayMenu¶
Prints the 'novice menus' for the current menu set, or if one doesn't exist,
it will generate one using command "menu:generate_short"
MENU¶
<menu>
Loads up and starts running a new menu set, where <menu> equals the name of
the menu to load.
menu:display¶
Prints the 'novice menus' for the current menu set, or if one doesn't exist,
it will generate one using command "menu:generate_short"
menu:generate_long¶
Generates the long form (one cmd per line) help text/menu for the current menu set.
This command does not attempt to display a .msg/.ans file.
menu:generate_short¶
Generates the short form 'novice menus' for the current menu set.
This command does not attempt to display a .msg/.ans file.
ReturnFromMenu¶
Category: Message¶
ClearQScan¶
Marks messages unread.
DownSub¶
Decrement the current sub number (-)
HopSub¶
Hop to another sub. 'H'
ListUsers¶
List users who have access to the current sub
NewMessageScan¶
Do a new message scan
NewMsgScanCurSub¶
Scan new messages in the current message sub
NewMsgScanFromHere¶
Read new messages starting from the current sub
PostMessage¶
Post a message in the current sub
RemovePost¶
Remove a post
ResetQscan¶
Set all messages to read (I think)
SelectSub¶
This will prompt the user to enter a sub to change to. However, it does not
first show the subs (like Renegade). However, you can stack a sublist and
then this command to mimic the action.
SetMsgConf¶
<key>
Sets the subboards conference to key
SetNewScanMsg¶
Enter the menu so that a user can set which subs he want to scan when doing
a new message scan
SetSubNumber¶
<key>
Equivalent to typing in a number at the main menu, it sets the current sub
number.
SubList¶
List the subs available
TitleScan¶
Scan the titles of the messages in the current sub
UnQScan¶
Marks messages as unread
UploadPost¶
Allow a user to upload a post that will be posted
UpSub¶
Increment the current sub# (+)
ValidatePosts¶
Sysop command to validate unvalidated posts
Category: Net¶
NetListing¶
Show networks
NetLog¶
Sysop command to view the network log
Pending¶
Shows which net files are ready to be sent
Category: QWK¶
Packers¶
Executes the QWK menu. (Legacy, use qwk: commands now)
qwk:config_sysop¶
Configures SysOp Settings for QWK
qwk:config_user¶
Configures User Settings for QWK
qwk:download¶
Download a QWK Message Packet
qwk:menu¶
Executes the default QWK menu.
qwk:upload¶
Upload a QWK Reply Packet
Category: SYSOP¶
ChainEdit¶
Sysop command to edit the doors or chains
ChangeUser¶
Sysop command equal to //CHUSER, to change into another users
ConferenceEdit¶
Sysop command ot edit the conferences
DirEdit¶
Sysop command to edit the directory records
Edit¶
Sysop command to edit a text file
MemStat¶
Status¶
SubEdit¶
Sysop command to edit the subboards
ToggleAvailable¶
Toggle the sysop availability for chat
ValidateUser¶
Validate a new users. I think this '!'
ViewNetDataLog¶
View the net data logs
VoteEdit¶
Sysop command to edit the voting both
Category: System¶
ChatRoom¶
Go into the multiuser chat room
cls¶
Clear the screen
Defaults¶
Enter the normal 'defaults' section
FastGoodBye¶
Logoff fast '/O'
Feedback¶
Leave feedback to the syosp. 'F'
Goodbye¶
Normal logoff 'O'
GuestApply¶
Allows a guest to apply for access
LastCallers¶
View the last few callers
ListAllColors¶
Display all colors available for use.
LoadText¶
Sysop command to load a text file that will be edited in the text editor
LoadTextFile¶
Looks like a duplicate to 'LoadText'
Log¶
Syosp command to view the log file
Pause¶
Pauses the screen, like 'pausescr()' in C code
PrintDevices¶
Show the 'devices'. I have no idea why.
PrintFile¶
<filename>
Prints a file, first checking to see if you specified an absolute path,
then the language dir, then the gfilesdir. It will use the usual checks to
determine .ANS, or .MSG if not specified.
PrintFileNA¶
<filename>
Just like PrintFile, but the user can not abort it with the space bar.
RequestChat¶
Request chat from the sysop
RunBasic¶
<script name>
Runs a WWIVbasic Script
SystemInfo¶
View the system info
TextEdit¶
Edit a text file
TimeBank¶
Enter the time bank
ToggleExpert¶
Turn 'X'pert mode on or off (toggle)
Can optionally pass "quiet=on" as the command data to suppress displaying the expert mode state.
TurnMCIOff¶
Disable MCI codes
TurnMCIOn¶
Enable MCI codes
WHO¶
Show who else is online
WWIVVer¶
Get the wwiv version
YLog¶
View yesterdays log
YourInfo¶
Display the yourinfo screen
YourInfoDL¶
Prints user info for downloads
ZLog¶
View the ZLog
Category: User¶
ConfigUserMenuSet¶
Takes the user into the user menu config so they can select which menuset
they want to use, etc...
user:address¶
Allows the user to change their address
user:ansistate¶
Allows the user to change their ANSI state
user:callsign¶
Allows the user to change their HAM callsign
user:city¶
Allows the user to change their city
user:comptype¶
Allows the user to change their computer type
user:country¶
Allows the user to change their country
user:dataphone¶
Allows the user to change their data phone number
user:editor¶
Allows the user to change their default editor
user:gender¶
Allows the user to change their gender
user:menus¶
Takes the user into the user menu config so they can select which menuset
they want to use, etc...
user:qscan¶
Allows the user to change their subs that are newscanned
user:realname¶
Allows the user to change their real name
user:regnum¶
Allows the user to change their WWIV 4.x registration number
user:screensize¶
Allows the user to change their screen size
user:state¶
Allows the user to change their state
user:zipcode¶
Allows the user to change their zipcode
Category: Vote¶
InitVotes¶
Vote¶
Enter the voting both
VotePrint¶
Show the voting statistics