I want to make changes to the menu system, but I think my documentation is outdated.

The instructions call for a file called commands.bbb, but my installation does not have a file by that name.

Do I need to create one? Or get one from somewhere? Or is commands.bbb obsolete?
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Re: BBBS Menus
By: Aaron Thomas to All on Tue Apr 27 2021 04:14 pm

I want to make changes to the menu system, but I think my documentation is outdated.

Your documentation is as up to date as all of us. :)

The instructions call for a file called commands.bbb, but my installation does not have a file by that name.

Do I need to create one? Or get one from somewhere? Or is commands.bbb obsolete?

Yes, go ahead and create that file and it will be used. Here is an old commands.bbb I was using at one time. I was playing with this so keep that in mind.

;Command Menu Script, *bbbs_command or !os_command
;==================================================================
;
; alias "cd" commands:
;
cd.. 4 *cd ..
cd\ 4 *cd /
cd/ 4 *cd /
;
; other BBBS commands:
;
;ACCess !,fsysop, 1 *>Al You have access!
;
; scripts:
;
; Command Configuration: commands.bbb
;Who 2 e!who
ONEliners 2 oneliner
ECommander !,fsysop 2 ec
;QUOTEs 2 quote
;Join * strjoin
;BNMSG 6 bnmsg

... *** ERROR *** Unable to insert witty tagline.
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Re: BBBS Menus
By: Aaron Thomas to All on Tue Apr 27 2021 04:14 pm

I want to make changes to the menu system, but I think my documentation is outdated.

You can read the what's new bulletin also bbbs/menus/bull1, it is full of good information.

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Yes, go ahead and create that file and it will be used. Here is an old commands.bbb I was using at one time. I was playing with this so keep that mind.

Thanks Al! I will mess around with it too. And thanks for the head up on the bulletin about menus too - I had no idea I'd find that kind of info in there. --- Renegade vY2Ka2
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