                               Command : ODUMP

 SYNTAX:
   [##:##] Command: odump <SATELLITES> [FILTERS]

The `odump' (orbiter dump) command works exactly like the map-generating  por-
tion  of  the`satellite'  command,  but  the  map  information  is output in a
compressed format that is more suitable for input to an empire  tool  such  as
ve.

In the syntax of the `odump' command:

                               Command : ODUMP

   <SATELLITES>    is the satellite for which you want to create
                   a radar map.  If sector(s) are specified, only
                   satellites in those sectors(s) will be used.

   [FILTERS]       is an optional string of one or more map
                   information filter characters:

                   s - ships
                   l - land & water
                   z - trains
                   p - planes
                   t - tanks
                   b - balloons
                   h - space shuttles
                   a - everything

If no filters are specified, the  default  map  image  showing  everything  is

                               Command : ODUMP

dumped out.  A typical usage might be:

   [##:##] Command: odump 76

                               Command : ODUMP

   [24:252] Command : odump 76 .
   SATMAP DUMP
   "spysat 2 (#76)" 7 63 25 100 10
   10 53 15 ...........
   9 52 16 ............
   8 51 17 ............f
   7 50 18 ..............
   6 49 19 ...fk..........
   5 48 20 .=hmmim=.......#
   4 47 21 f)#++++#f........
   3 46 22 .d*l+mcmh.........
   2 45 23 ....j+j^k).........
   1 44 24 .....#h.............
   0 43 25 ......=..^0..........
   1 44 26 ......a.............
   2 45 27 ...................
   3 46 28 ..................
   4 47 29 .................
   5 48 30 ................

                               Command : ODUMP

   6 49 31 ...............
   7 50 32 =#............
   8 51 33 .l)..........
   9 52 34 .f..*.......
   10 53 35 ...........

The output contains the following information:

                               Command : ODUMP

   SATMAP DUMP
   "<satellite>" <owner> <x> <y> <efficiency> <range>
   <offset> <row x> <row y> <map data...>
   <offset> <row x> <row y> <map data...>
      ...
   <blank line>

   The header line contains six fields of information:

     <satellite>      is the satellite generating the report
     <owner>          is the country number that generated the report
     <x> <y>          is the satellite's location
     <efficiency>     is the satellite's efficiency
     <range>          is the satellite's effective range

   Each subsequent row of the dump contains four fields of information:

     <offset>         is the number of blanks to print before printing

                               Command : ODUMP

                      map data (if you want to format the dump to look
                      like standard satellite map command output)

     <row x> <row y>  are the coordinates of the first map data character

     <map data...>    is a whitespace-terminated string of map data
                      characters.  As you progress character by character
                      through the string, the x-coordinate increments by 2.
                      The satellite itself is marked by a `0' character.

   Finally, the dump is terminated by a blank line.

See also : pdump, vdump, sdump, rdump

