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Intro 3: Displaying information

 

There are several commands you can use for displaying general information (Table 3).

 

command information
help describes a command, displays useful information, or lists all commands and their help file topics alphabetically
info lists all help files for non-commands
who lists current users
games lists current games
allobservers lists all users observing a chess game (or games)
handles lists registered users with names beginning with a given letter or letters
inchannel lists all users who are listening to a given communication channel
uptime how long the server has been running since its last startup
date current date
time current time
statistics displays information about server usage
llogons lists the last 30 or so logons/logoffs
best displays highest ratings achieved for different types of chess matches
Table 3: General information commands
 

Other commands display information about you or another user (Table 4).

 

command information
finger displays general information about a user
history displays information about a user's recent matches
stored lists a user's stored games
pending lists requests that have been made to and by you but have not yet been declined
variables displays a user's current preferences and settings
assess displays how you and another user's ratings would change if you were to play a rated chess match
logons lists the last 10 or so logons for a user
Table 4: Information about users
 

See also: [the individual commands]


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