                               Command : PDUMP

NAME
   pdump - Dump raw plane information

Level: Expert

SYNTAX
   [##:##]% pdump <PLANES> [<fields>]

The pdump command displays all information on some  or  all  of  your  planes.
pdump  is  a  combination  of  plane  and  pstat.  Each plane's information is
printed on one very long line.  Fields are separated by a single space.

This command is designed to be used for input to an empire tool such as ve.

In the syntax of the pdump command <PLANES> are the planes on which  you  wish
information,  [<fields>]  are  the  fields you wish to dump.  If no fields are
specified, all fields are printed.  (see info Syntax).

A pdump command lists all selected planes headed by:

   Sun Feb  9 22:16:37 1997
   DUMP PLANES 855544597
   <fields>

The first line is the date.  The second line is the "DUMP PLANES  <timestamp>"
where  the  <timestamp> field is the current timestamp.  The third line is the
columns which are output.

These columns represent the following fields which are also the selection cri-
teria for the command.

The following may be used as fields.  They must be entered  EXACTLY  as  shown
here (no partial pattern matching is done.)

      type     type of plane
      x        x location
      y        y location
      wing     wing
      eff      efficiency
      mob      mobility
      tech     technology level
      att      attack value
      def      defense value
      acc      accuracy
      react    current reaction range
      range    maximum range
      load     load rating
      fuel     amount of fuel used in one flight
      hard     hardness
      ship     ship number the plane is on
      land     land unit number the plane is on
      laun     launchable?
      orb      orbiting synchronously?
      nuke     nuke name (if armed)
      grd      groundburst? (if armed)

A typical usage might be:
   [##:##] Command: pdump #5
which would list data for all planes in realm #5.

A pdump lists each of your planes in the specified area.  The header line is a
list of fields that correspond to the order that pdump prints the plane info.

SEE ALSO
   plane, pstat, Clients, Planes

