Commands
Command names
Commands must be named sensibly. A command is a verb, so commands should be named as the operative verb, with an optional modifier. Commands that convert data should be named as XXXtoYYY. Commands must not use 2 or 4 instead of to or for.
Command Suffixes
Commands must be named <object><verb>, if <object> is missing the <verb> operates on files.
Command suffixes list
----All - Perform action multiple times ----Cat - Catalog an object ----Clear - Clear objects ----Copy - Copy objects ----Delete - Delete objects ----Diff - List differences between two objects ----Dump - Dump an object ----Edit - Edit object ----Echo - Echo string ----Ensure - Ensure objects ----Ex - Examine (extended catalog) ----Form - Format objects ----Free - Display free space ----Info - Info on an object ----Insert - Insert objects ----Join - Join objects ----List - List objects ----Load - Load a file ----Menu - Enter a menu ----Mon - Monitor ----Patch - Patch an object ----Read - Read from an object ----Rename - Rename an object ----Run - Run an object ----s - List objects, eg ROMs, Keys ----Save - Save a file ----Show - Show objects ----Split - Split objects ----Tidy - Tidy objects ----Tree - Directory tree manipulation ----Type - Type an object ----Verify - Verify objects ----Wipe - Wipe objects ----Write - Write to an object
Command prefixes
Commands must named <object><verb>, if <object> is missing the <verb> operates on files.
Command prefixes list
B---- - Basic Bas---- - Basic BBC--- - BBC format files BMP---- - BitMap commands Boot---- - Boot command C---- - Create objects C---- - Character commands Cat---- - Catalog commands Check---- - Check for presence of objects Chk---- - Check for presence of objects CMOS---- - Configuration commands, actually xxxxCMOS Conv---- - Conversion commands Copy---- - Copy objects CPM---- - CPM commands Def---- - Define settings Desk---- - Desktop commands DFS--- - Disk Filing System commands Dir--- - Directory commands Dis---- - Opposite command Disc---- - Disc commands Disk---- - Disk commands Disp---- - Display commands DOS---- - DOS commands Enable---- - Enable "dangerous" commands F---- - File manipulation FI---- - File info Find---- - Find objects Form---- - Format objects FS---- - File Server commands G---- - Graphics commands G---- - Get information Get---- - Get information GO---- - Call code GS---- - GSTranslate commands H---- - Teletext Header commands H---- - Hourglass commands Hex---- - Hex files Hi---- - Enter High version of language Host---- - Host commands Key---- - Soft (function) key commands Kill---- - Kill (disable) objects Lib---- - Library commands M---- - Memory commands Mail---- - Mail programs MDR---- - Spectrum Microdrive commands MIDI---- - MIDI commands Mk---- - Make object MkSrc---- - Make source file Mon---- - Monitor programs Mouse---- - Mouse commands MMC---- - GoMMC commands Net--- - Network commands NFS--- - Network filing system commands NV---- - NonVolatile RAM commands Poll---- - Poll services Prod---- - Prod (ping) a service Prot---- - Protection commands PS---- - Printer server commands R---- - Remote commands RAM---- - RAM filing system commands Rem--- - Remote actions RFS---- - RFS (Ram filing system) commands RM---- - Relocatable Module commands ROM---- - ROM commands RS---- - Serial (RS232) commands S---- - Sprite commands Scr---- - BBC Screen commands Screen---- - RISC OS Screen commands Ser---- - Serial commands Set---- - Set settings Sort---- - Sorting commands Spec---- - ZX Spectrum commands SR---- - Sideways RAM/ROM commands TAP---- - Spectrum tapefile commands Tx---- - Text or Teletext commands Ttx---- - Teletext commands TTXT---- - Teletext receiver commands Un---- - Opposite action VD---- - Viewdata commands W---- - Windows commands X---- - Extended commands Z80---- - Z80 commands Zip---- - Zip commands ZX---- - ZX Spectrum file commands
Conversion commands
Conversion commands must be named <object>to<object. Note, they MUST NOT be named <object>2<object>.
Conversions list
BBCto--- - Convert from BBC format file BMPto--- - Convert from BitMap image DSDto--- - Convert from DSD disk image HexTo--- - Convert from Hex file MDRto--- - Convert from Microdrive image SSDto--- - Convert from SSD disk image TAPto--- - Convert from Tapefile TextTo--- - Convert from Text ZipTo--- - Convert from Zipfile ---toBBC - Convert to BBC format file ---toBMP - Convert to BitMap file ---toDSD - Convert to DSD disk image ---toHex - Convert to Hex file ---toInf - Convert to INF metadata files ---toMDR - Convert to microdrive image file ---toSnap - Convert to snapshot file ---toSSD - Convert to SSD disk image ---toTAP - Convert to tapefile ---toText - Convert to Text
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Jgharston 00:01, 31 October 2011 (UTC) Jgharston (talk) 16:40, 9 December 2023 (CET)
