§ 19 - Appendix B - FLEX UCS Summary

Here are some very minimal docs for the FLEX commands:

<> = REQUIRED    [] = OPTIONAL

H = HEXADECIMAL NUMBER DIGIT
D = DECIMAL NUMBER DIGIT
T = ASCII TEXTFILESPEC = [drivenumber][extension]

examples:  0.COPY.CMD
           COPY
           COPY.CMD
           0.COPY

DRIVESPEC = [DRIVENUMBER]
examples:   0
            1
            2

MATCHLIST = [PARTIAL FILENAME][EXTENSION]
examples:   C
            C.CMD
            CO
            CO.CMD
            COPY.CMD

DRIVELIST =  [DRIVENUMBER] [DRIVENUMBER]...
examples:   0
            0 2
            0 1 3
            0 1 2 3

FLEX Command List
   ABORT (aborts emulator - LOSES all changes to virtual disks)
  APPEND     ASMB  <FILESPEC> [options] (you need to know 6809 Assembly Language)
     ASN [W=DRIVENUMBER] [S=DRIVENUMBER]
   BASIC (complete basic interpreter, with external online help via HELP command)
   BIZZY (makes the panel lights run like crazy... fun!)
   BUILD 
     CAT   CHECK 
    COPY   or COPY   or COPY   [MATCHLIST]
   DASMB (help is available inside the disassembler... press ?)
    DATE [MM-DD-YY]
   DEBUG (no help available... good luck - I can't remember how this works!)
  DELETE  [FILELIST]
     DIR [+P] [DRIVELIST] [MATCHLIST]

  DISKEX (no parameters... commands are:
            ^ - Scroll forward through current sector
            A - New track & sector to process
            C <HH> - Change data in sector
            D - New disk to process
            F - Forward link to next sector (using link in sector)
            N - Next Sector
            P - Previous Sector
            S - Scroll Value
            W - Write sector back to disk (BE CAREFUL!!!!)
            X - Exit to FLEX)
    DUMP 
    ECHO 
    EDIT [FILENAME] (fully WYSIWYG text editor...
                    an amazing tool) Menu driven;
                    press control-A for help in edit
                    mode. The main thing the help does
                    not describe is that a "marker" is
                    a pair of } characters, to wit, }}.
                    You enter them in ESCAPE mode.
      EX 
  EXTEND   FCASE (flips state of upper case control, which defaults to on)
   FILES  [MATCHLIST]
FILESORT (file cataloging utility by Brian Bailey)
   FLUSH (Write VDisks out to Host OS NOW)
    FREE 
 FREEMAP 
   HECHO  [HH] [HH] [HH]...
    HELP [COMMAND] (online help system uses .DIR files)
       I   (takes input from file, not console)
    JUMP 
   LEDIT  (line based text editor... basic commands include:
        [DD]       - New current line number
            B      - Goto Bottom of file
        [DD]C"T"T" - change text in line (any delimiter works)
        [DD]D[DD]  - Delete line(s)
            H      - Display Horizontal Ruler
        [DD]I[DD]  - Insert at line DD (# to exit insert mode)
        [DD]O      - Overlay text on current line
        [DD]P[DD]  - Display from current line, DD lines
        [DD]P!     - Display from current line to end
        [DD]P[dd]  - Display from DD, dd lines
        [DD]R      - Replace Line
            REN    - Renumber all lines
            S      - Save file and exit
            T      - Goto Top of file
        [DD]=[T]   - current line becomes replacement text
    LIST 
     MAP 
   MEMEX (no parameters... commands are:
            A  - New address
            C  - Change data at address
            S  - Set new scroll value
            X - Exit to FLEX)
 MODEM09 (no parameters... command are:
            Ctrl-D - Exit to Flex
            Ctrl-E - Toggle ECHO on/off
            Ctrl-F - Send File
            ESC    - Gives READY prompt (perhaps ready to receive?))
       N  (answers all questions with N)
    NAME 
       O  (directs output to FLEX file)
       P  (directs output to Host printer)
   PCOPY    PDEL 
 PROTECT  [D][W][C][X]
    PUSH 
    QUIT (terminates emulator session via hardwired key, saves vdisks)
  RENAME REORDER 
     RUN 
    SAVESAVE.LOW   SPLIT 
    TIME
  TTYSET [BS=HH] [BE=HH] [DL=HH] [EL=HH] [DP=DD]
  TTYSET [WD=DD] [NL=DD] [TB=HH] [EJ=DD] [PS=Y|N]
  TTYSET [ES=HH]
  UPDATE 
  VERIFY [ON] [OFF]
       W 
    XOUT 
       Y  (answers all questions with Y)
    YEAR 

 STYHLP1 (help file for STYLUS/EDIT) ( "}}" is a "marker")
 STYHLP2 (help file for STYLUS/EDIT)
 STYHLP3 (help file for STYLUS/EDIT)
 STYHLP4 (help file for STYLUS/EDIT)
 STYHLP5 (help file for STYLUS/EDIT)
 STYHLP6 (help file for STYLUS/EDIT)
 PRINT.SYS (for printer driver)
 HELPFILE.DIR (help for FLEX commands, via HELP command)
 BASIC.DIR    (help for BASIC, via HELP command)
 EXAMPLE.DIR  (shows you how to write your own help databases)