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'

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>
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