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
SAVE
SAVE.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)