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DISPLAYING INFORMATION

  There are several commands you can use for displaying general information:

    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)
    handle       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
    fixes        displays information about recent improvements

Other commands display information about you or another user:

    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

See Also: [the individual commands]

[Last modified: June 16, 1995 -- Friar]