                             Command : COMMODITY

 SYNTAX:
   [##:##] Command: commodity <SECTS> [comlist]

The commodity report provides information pertaining to the  various  commodi-
ties in some or all of the sectors you occupy.

In the syntax of the commodity command <SECTS> is the area on which  you  wish
information,  and [comlist] is an optional list of commodities about which you
want information.  If you do not specify a comlist, the default  list  "sgpid-
bolhr" is used.  See info syntax for more details.  A typical usage might be:
   [##:##] Command: commodity -6:6,-3:3
which would list data for the area extending three sectors out from the  capi-
tal in each direction.

The commodity report lists each of your sectors with the following heading:

   COMMODITIES deliver-- distribute
    sect     sgpidbolhr sgpidbolhr  sh gun pet irn dus bar oil lcm hcm rad

                             Command : COMMODITY

These columns represent:

      sect  the x and y coordinates of the sector
sgpidbolhr  Ten delivery columns corresponding  to:  shells,  guns,  petroleum
            (refined),  iron,  dust (gold), bars of gold, oil, light construc-
            tion materials,  heavy  construction  materials,  and  radioactive
            materials.
sgpidbolhr  Ten distribute columns corresponding to: shells,  guns,  petroleum
            (refined),  iron,  dust (gold), bars of gold, oil, light construc-
            tion materials,  heavy  construction  materials,  and  radioactive
            materials.
        sh  the number of shells in storage
       gun  the number of guns in storage
       pet  the number of units of refined petroleum
       irn  the number of units of iron ore
       dus  the number of units of gold dust
       bar  the number of gold bars
       oil  the amount of crude oil
       lcm  the number of units of light construction materials
       hcm  the number of units of heavy construction materials

                             Command : COMMODITY

       rad  the number of units of radioactive materials

For example:
   [##:##] Command: commodity -3:3,-2:2

   COMMODITIES deliver-- distribute
    sect     sgpidbolhr sgpidbolhr  sh gun pet irn dus bar oil lcm hcm rad
     6,0   k .......... ...1....0.   0   0   0 100   0   0   0   0   1   0
    -1,1   j .......... .......0..   0   0   0  95   0   0   0   1   0   0
     1,1   t .......... .......1..   0   0   0   0  50   0  54 100   0   0
    -3,3   g ....g..... ..........   0   0   0   0  43   0   0   0   0   0
    -6,4   m ...j...... ..........   0   0   0  65   0   0   0   0   0   0
    -4,4   m ...u...... ...0......   0   0   0 144   0   0   0   0   0   0
    -2,4   g .......... ..........   0   0   0   0  23   0   0   0   0   0
     2,6   t .......... .......1..   0   0   0   0  38   0  53 130   0   0
     4,6   l .......... ..........   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
     4,8   t .......... .......1..   0   0   0   0  37   0  53  20   0   0
     6,8   h .......... ..........   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35  15   0
   11 sectors.

                             Command : COMMODITY

The direction of delivery is indicated by the same characters that are used in
the move, navigate, and other commands to indicate direction.  The presence of
a distribution threshold for a particular commodity is indicated by a digit in
the  appropriate  column  under distribute, representing the hundreds digit of
the threshold value.

See also : census

