Command Reference
Navigation
| Command | Syntax | Unix |
|---|
| walk | walk <room> | cd |
| walk back | walk back | cd .. |
| walk lobby | walk lobby | cd ~ |
| where | where | pwd |
Reading
| Command | Syntax | Unix |
|---|
| read | read <doc> | cat |
| glance | glance at <doc> | head -5 |
| peek | peek at <doc> | tail -5 |
| inspect | inspect <doc> | stat + cat |
| inspect -deep | inspect <doc> -deep | full grid view |
| browse | browse [room] | ls -la |
| catalogue | catalogue | live index of everything |
Writing
| Command | Syntax | Unix |
|---|
| inscribe | inscribe <path> | cat > |
| revise | revise <doc> | $EDITOR |
| say | say <text> | echo |
| say into | say X into file | echo > |
| say onto | say X onto file | echo >> |
Organisation
| Command | Syntax | Unix |
|---|
| transcribe | transcribe A to B | cp |
| reshelve | reshelve A to B | mv |
| withdraw | withdraw <doc> | rm |
| open-room | open-room <name> | mkdir |
| close-room | close-room <name> | rmdir |
Search
| Command | Syntax | Unix |
|---|
| search | search <query> | grep -ri |
| scan | scan <phrase> | grep -r |
Connecting
| Command | Syntax | Unix |
|---|
| annex | annex /path as name | mount (symlink) |
| seal | seal <name> | umount |
| classify | classify <level> <doc> | chmod (metadata) |
| readers | readers | who |
Classification levels: public, restricted, classified. Only the Head Archivist may classify.
System
| Command | Syntax | Unix |
|---|
| activity | activity | uptime |
| inventory | inventory | df -h |
| ledger | ledger | history |
| turn-page | turn-page | clear |
| as-archivist | as-archivist | sudo |
| leave | leave | exit |
| help | help / ? | man |
Operators
| Operator | Syntax | Unix |
|---|
| then | cmd1 then cmd2 | `\ | ` |
| into | say X into file | > |
| onto | say X onto file | >> |
Background daemons
These run silently while you read:
| Daemon | Interval | What it does |
|---|
| Librarian | 5 minutes | Count documents, clean expired ephemera, log to journal |
| Dreamer | 1 hour | Read random fragments, inscribe dream documents in ephemera/ |
CLI flags
| Flag | Effect |
|---|
--embedded <file> | Extract and run a ΦΜΛ program from document whitespace |
Glossary
| In the library | In Unix | In philosophy |
|---|
| Document | File | Record |
| Room | Directory | Category |
| The Fundament | Kernel | Substrate |
| The Journal | syslog | Finding aid |
| The Archivist | root | Authority |
| The Librarian | cron daemon | Custodian |
| The Dreamer | generative process | Imagination |
| Phantom entry | dangling symlink | Absent referent |
| Λ layer | Script | Agency |
| Μ layer | Content | Message |
| Φ layer | Metadata | Form |