WWIV Menu Commands
Here is the list of all WWIV Menu Commands available in the Menu Editor broken out by category.
Category: AutoMessage
AutoMessage
Read the auto message
ReadAutoMessage
Read the auto message
Category: BBSList
BBSList
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
InternetEmail
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
<filename>
An alias for DisplayMenu. This alias is deprecated, please use DisplayMenu.
DisplayMenu
<filename>
Prints the 'novice menus' for the current menu set, or if one doesn't exist,
it will generate one using the menu definitions.
MENU
<menu>
Loads up and starts running a new menu set, where <menu> equals the name of
the menu to load.
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.
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
ReloadMenus
This is probably obsolete.
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
determin .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)
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...
Category: Vote
InitVotes
Vote
Enter the voting both
VotePrint
Show the voting statistics