R3 DevBase Commands
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DevBase CLI Commands
Note: DevBase is a fast and flexible system. The ease of which code modifications can be made, means that changes could be frequent; especially during early usage as optimization patterns emerge.
Basic Command Syntax
The basic input syntax is:
- Integer
If you enter an integer, rather than a command word, you will see the message or topic (heading) of that number. This allows you to refer to any message, topic, alert, banner by number.
- Enter key
Will display the contents of the next message in the current message list.
- Commands
Commands are words of one or more characters. Many of the most common commands are just one character for quick usage. For example, the n command will list the newest messages. Many commands also allow arguments, such as the number of messages to display.
Most Common Commands
DevBase has many commands, but just a few of them are used often.
| Command |
Description |
| n |
List newest messages. This is a quick way to see what's happened recently. |
| l |
List messages in the current heading section. |
| lm |
List the contents of the most recent messages in the current topic. |
| b |
Go back one or more messages in the current topic. |
| g |
Goto an embedded #msg or browse to an embedded URL. |
| . |
Display the current message again (the one the arrow points to). |
| .. |
Go back to the parent topic. |
| h |
Show headings for current topic. |
| who |
Show users who have logged in recently. |
| p |
Post a message into the current heading. |
| r |
Reply to the current message. |
| pp |
Post a private message that can only be seen by a specific user. |
| f |
Search all messages for the given string. |
| fh |
Search all headers for the string. An easy way to figure out where to post a new message. |
| nf |
List recent file changes and actions (submits, accepts, denies). |
| lf |
List the files in the current heading. |
List of All Commands
Check recent activity:
| Command |
Description |
| n |
list newest messages, with the most recent at the bottom of the list. A common action is to type n followed by lm or lb (to view messages). |
| nn |
list only the newest messages since last time you asked for the newest. |
| nf |
show all recent file changes over all headings. |
| nu |
show newest messages from a specific user |
| c |
check for new messages |
Browsing messages:
| Command |
Description |
| top |
show top level topics (the root for all messages) |
| h |
show just the headings for current topic |
| l |
list the messages for current topic |
| lm |
list message contents. To list just the last 5, use lm 5 |
| lb |
list current messages to browser. To list just the last 5, use lb 5 |
| lr |
list related (r) messages, following the thread of the reply path to prior messages |
| j |
jump to prior related (r) message. For example, if #751 is a reply to #722, the j will take you to #722. |
| . |
show current message (where the arrow is pointing). If the message is a topic heading, enter that topic. |
| b |
go back one or more messages. To go back 5, use b 5 |
| alerts |
show all alerts |
| web, mobile |
open the web browser to the mobile webpage for DevBase |
Posting messages:
| Command |
Description |
| p |
post a message in the current topic. Type lines of text and when done, type "." on a line by itself. To escape from message mode, type "/". To review your current message type "?". To insert the clipboard, type "!". |
| pp |
post a private message to another use within the current topic. The message will be kept in the topic, but other users cannot see it. |
| pu |
post message to a user in the user's home topic. |
| r |
reply to a message |
Special actions:
| Command |
Description |
| .. |
go to parent topic, that is, go up one topic |
| f, find |
search messages for a string |
| fh |
search headers for a string. This is useful for quickly locating the topic to post a new message. For example, fh graphics to find graphics discussions. |
| g |
goto a link (url or #msg) found in content. If the message contains a URL, the browser will open to it. If the message contains text like #nnnn you will go to that message. If there's more than one, you can select from a list. |
| t |
show tags |
User listings:
| Command |
Description |
| who |
list recent users |
| users |
list all users |
Help and links:
| Command |
Description |
| ? |
introduction and command summary |
| ?? |
list of commands (or find matching command) |
| help |
online help via web |
| docs |
R3 documentation |
| bugs |
R3 bug database |
| changes |
Recent R3 changes |
File commands
| Command |
Description |
| list-files, lf |
list files (detailed) |
| ls |
list files (short) |
| ll |
list local files (short) |
| put, submit |
submit a file (new or updated) |
| get, fetch |
fetch a file |
| more |
show file contents |
| edit, ed |
edit a file |
| diff, df |
diff a file |
| open-dir, od |
open work directory |
| clear-dir |
clear unmodified files from work dir |
| purge-dir |
delete all shared files from work dir |
| sync |
download all files |
| rename |
rename a file |
| accept |
accept a file submitted earlier |
| deny |
deny a file submitted earlier |
Accounts and sessions
| Command |
Description |
| login |
login to chat |
| logout |
logout of chat |
| new-user |
create new user account |
| password |
change password |
| set-user |
change user info |
| q |
logout and quit |
| quit |
force quit (session hang) |
| exit, halt |
exit to REBOL console |
Other commands
| Command |
Description |
| head |
create heading (admin) |
| banner |
create banner (admin) |
| alert |
create alert (admin) |
| tag |
tag a message |
| move, mv |
move a message |
| del, rm, remove |
remove a message |
| purge |
purge (erase) local message cache, then quit |
| rank |
rank one or more users (rank is first) |
| arank |
auto ranking |
| irank |
interactive ranking |
| set |
set a preference |
| unset |
unset a preference |
Example session
Goto [DevBase Quick Start]]
Command Ranks
Default ranks for specific server commands (roughly similar to the client commands, but not identical). Some exceptions exist for modification commands if user did not post the original message.
| info: | 1 |
| get: | 5 |
| users: | 5 |
| logout: | 1 |
| pass: | 1 |
| post: | 10 |
| head: | 50 |
| banner: | 50 |
| alert: | 65 |
| move: | 10 |
| remove: | 10 |
| tag: | 50 |
| name: | 50 |
| rename: | 50 |
| submit: | 20 |
| accept: | 70 |
| deny: | 70 |
| rank: | 50 |
| log: | 50 |
| stats: | 30 |
| quit: | admin |
| sessions: | admin |
| errors: | admin |
