8/6/83 forum request: list, ls Syntax: ls {trans_specs} {-control_args} Syntax as an active request: [ls {trans_specs} {-control_args}] Function: Print the transaction number, author, subject, and date/time of specified transactions on the user's terminal. As an active function, it returns a list of numbers of selected transactions. Arguments: trans_specs are transaction specifiers which determine the transactions to be listed. Use the forum request "help trans_specs" for more information on transaction specifiers. If no transaction specifiers are supplied, all transactions are listed. Control arguments: -brief, -bf prints an abbreviated summary of the transaction. -by_chain specifies that transactions are to be grouped by transaction chain. -fill, -fi causes filling of listed transactions in order to obtain the line count. Not valid if invoked as an active request. -header, -he prints the header. (Default) -include_deleted, -idl lists transactions even if they have been deleted. See "Notes" below. Default is -only_non_deleted. -inhibit_error, -ihe do not print an error if no transactions are selected. Only valid if invoked as an active request. -initial only lists transactions which are first in transaction chains. -long, -lg prints a complete summary of the transaction. (Default) -long_subject, -lgsj inhibits truncation of summary lines. The subject of the transaction will be wrapped to the next line if it is longer than the terminal width. -meeting meeting_name, -mtg meeting_name indicates that the specified transactions are to be selected from the meeting_name meeting. The default is to select transactions from the current meeting. -no_fill, -nfi suppresses filling of transactions in order to obtain the line count. Not valid if invoked as an active request. (Default) -no_header, -nhe suppresses printing of the header. Not valid if invoked as an active request. -no_inhibit_error, -nihe print an error if no transactions are selected. Only valid if invoked as an active request. (Default) -no_update, -nud causes the list request to not update the current transaction index. Not valid if invoked as an active request. -only_deleted, -odl list only deleted transactions. See "Notes" below. Default is -only_non_deleted. -only_non_deleted, -ondl list only non-deleted transactions. (Default) -output_file PATH, -of PATH directs the output of the list request to the file named by PATH. Not valid if invoked as an active request. -reverse, -rv causes transactions to be listed in the reverse order that they were given in the transaction specifier. -update, -ud causes the current transaction index to be set to the index of the first transaction listed unless the current transaction is among those listed. Not valid if invoked as an active request. (Default) List of transaction specification control arguments: -after DT, -af DT selects transactions entered on or after the the date specified. The time of day is ignored. -after_time DT, -aft DT selects transactions entered after the date_time specified. -before DT, -be DT selects transactions entered before the date specified. The time of day is ignored. -before_time DT, -bet DT selects transactions entered before the date_time specified. -between DT1 DT2, -bt DT1 DT2 selects transactions entered between the dates specified, inclusive. The times of day are ignored. -between_time DT1 DT2, -btt DT1 DT2 selects transactions entered between the date_times specified, inclusive. -date DT, -dt DT selects transactions entered on the day specified. -from Person_id, -fm Person_id selects transactions entered by the participant named Person_id. -subject /regexp/, -sj /regexp/ selects transactions whose subjects match the given regular expression. -text /regexp/, -tx /regexp/ selects transactions whose text match the given regular expression. 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