                            Concept : Format Codes

 Most of the unit-reporting commands (`ship', `plane', `spy',  etc)  give  you
the  option  of  modifying  their  output  format by adding an optional format
string parameter.  For example, to report just unit ID numbers, types, coordi-
nates, names, and amount of food aboard, you could use:

      [##:##] Command: ship * Nf

Lowercase format codes cause corresponding commodities to be included  in  the
report.  Uppercase format codes cause special attributes (listed in the accom-
panying table) to be included in the report.

If you specify ONLY lowercase commodity codes, a predefined set  of  uppercase
special attribute codes will automatically be appended to your commodity list.
Exactly which attributes will be added depends on the  type  of  report  being
generated.   If  you include ANY uppercase codes, your list will be used as is
without prepending the predefined set.

                            Concept : Format Codes

All reports are guaranteed to include unit ID, unit type, and current  coordi-
nates, regardless of whether you want them or not.

Information is positionally reported as specified by the  order  of  the  code
letters you specify.

                            Concept : Format Codes

                             REPORT FORMAT CODES

   CODE   SHIPS/VEHICLES       ARMIES           SPIES            PLANES
         ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________
        |                |                |                |                |
     A  | numeric alt    |                | age            | attack         |
     B  | balloon alt    | host country   | host country   |                |
     C  | x/y coord      | x/y coord      | x/y coord      | x/y coord      |
     D  | sub depth      |                | education      | defense        |
     E  | efficiency     | efficiency     | efficiency     | efficiency     |
     F  | fleet/convoy id| group id       | ring id        | wing id        |
     G  | air            |                |                | gdr            |
     H  |                |                | happiness      | harden         |
     I  | ID number      | ID number      | ID number      | ID number      |
     K  | autonav dest   |                | accuracy       |                |
     M  | mobility       | mobility       | mobility       | mobility       |
     N  | name           | name           | name           | nukes          |
     O  | owner          | owner          | owner          | owner          |
     P  | planes aboard  |                | pilot tech     |                |

                            Concept : Format Codes

     R  | autonav eta    |                |                | range          |
     S  | ship           | ship           | ship           | ship           |
     T  | tech level     | tech level     | tech level     | tech level     |
     U  | vehicle type   | army type      | spy type       | plane type     |
     V  | orbit vector   |                |                | orbit vector   |
     Y  | efficiency/mu  | efficiency/mu  | efficiency/mu  | efficiency/mu  |
     Z  | tanks aboard   |                |                |                |
        |________________|________________|________________|________________|
        |                                                  |                |
    a-z |    display corresponding commodities aboard      |                |
        |__________________________________________________|________________|

See also : syntax

