                                Command : MAP

 SYNTAX:
   [##:##] Command: bmap <SECTS>

A bmap gives you a graphic representation of all or part of your country.

Bmap  differs from map in that it reflects everything you've learned about the
world. If, for example, you navigate near a sector and find out that it is  as
sea,  it  will show up on your bmap as sea, even if it doesn't show up on your
map.

Note that bmap shows the LAST KNOWN INFORMATION you have about  a  sector.  It
may  change,  and  your  bmap  will  not  reflect  it. For example, if you re-
designate a sector, it won't show up on your bmap as the new sector type until
you do a map.

Commands contributing to bmap include (but are not limited to): map, nav, fly,
bomb, recon, para, drop, lookout, coastwatch, radar.  (probably others)

Your own sectors show up as a designation mnemonic  (see  sector-types)  while
sectors  held  by  other  countries  appear as question marks (?).  Mountains,

                                Command : MAP

wilderness ares, and seas appear as '^', '-' and '.' respectively.

Examples:
   [##:##] Command: bmap -9:18,-8:5
generates a 28 x 14 bmap based on data supplied by the  sectors  in  the  area
specified.

                                Command : MAP

       ---------0000000000111111111
       9876543210123456789012345678
    -8        . . . - -             -8
    -7       . . . . - ^            -7
    -6    . . . . - - - -           -6
    -5   . . - . a a - ^ ? ? -      -5
    -4  . . . . k o ! - ^ ? ? ?     -4
    -3 . - . a h j a ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ -    -3
    -2  . . - . a a a ^ a a - - -   -2
    -1   . . . a a a b + + ^ ^ -    -1
     0  . . . m c u a a - ^ - ^     0
     1   . - . a a . a a - - ^      1
     2    - ^ ^ a a a ^ a - - ^     2
     3     - - - - - - - . . -      3
     4      ^ - - - - - ^ - -       4
     5       - ^ - - ^ - - -        5
       ---------0000000000111111111
       9876543210123456789012345678

                                Command : MAP

   [##:##] Command: bmap # >mapfil
where  your  realm  (or  '#', see info realm or info update) is -5:5,-6:6 will
type out a 11 by 13 sector bmap and also put the bmap in the file called  map-
fil.

See also : map, nav, fly, bomb, recon, para, drop, lookout, coastwatch, radar

