Difference: BLAH_guide (2 vs. 3)

COMMANDS

List all the commands from this protocol specification which are implemented by this BLAHP server.

+ Request Line:

COMMANDS <CRLF>

+ Return Line:

S <SP> <SP> <SP> ... <CRLF>

+ Result Line:

None.

VERSION

Return the version string for this BLAHP. The version string follows a specified format (see below). Ideally, the version entire version string, including the starting and ending dollar sign ($) delimiters, should be a literal string in the text of the BLAHP server executable. This way, the Unix/RCS "ident" command can produce the version string.

The version returned should correspond to the version of the protocol supported.

+ Request Line:

VERSION

+ Return Line:

S $GahpVesion: .. <build-month> <build-day-of-month> <build-year> <general-descrip> $

• major.minor.subminor = for this version of the protocol, use version 1.0.0.

• build-month = string with the month abbreviation when this BLAHP server was built or released. Permitted values are: "Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun", "Jul", "Aug", "Sep", "Oct", "Nov", and "Dec".

• build-day-of-month = day of the month when BLAHP server was built or released; an integer between 1 and 31 inclusive.

• build-year = four digit integer specifying the year in which the BLAHP server was built or released.

• general-descrip = a string identifying a particular BLAHP server implementation.

+ Result Line:

None.

+ Example:

S: VERSION
      R: S $GahpVersion: x.y.z Feb 31 2004 INFN\ Blahpd $