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I've just retrieved Gopher Client 2.15 from trln; works fine. ;-)

The "GOPHER-HELP.HLP" file seems to be not up-to-date - some options and
commands available with later versions are not documented.

I've just updated that file to reflect last changes (options, commands, gopher
objects); maybe we can include it in the "Gopher Client 2.15" distribution. 

Bye (GOPHER-HELP.HLP follows...)

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1 GOPHER
    Gopher [Startup_options] [Server_host] [Port_number]

 The Gopher client is used to talk to Gopher servers on the Internet.

 The  Internet  Gopher  is a distributed document delivery service. It
 allows a neophyte user to access various types of  data  residing  on
 multiple  hosts  in  a  seamless  fashion.  This  is  accomplished by
 presenting the user a hierarchical arrangement of  documents  and  by
 using  a  client-server  communications  model.  The  Internet Gopher
 Server accepts simple queries, and responds by sending the  client  a
 document.

 The  [Server_host]  may  be  specified  at  startup;  if omitted, the
 default server for your site is used.
 
 The  [Port_number] of the server host may be specified at startup; if
 omitted you will use the default port specified  at  your  site.  The
 more  or  less  standard  and  accepted  Gopher  port  number  on the
 Internet is 70.

 The Internet Gopher was developed at the University of Minnesota.


2 Startup_Options
 Although   ordinarily   users  will  not  need  these  features,  the
 following options may be issued at startup:

 -s
   Use the -s option to enter "secure mode" which means that you
   can't save or print the files that you browse.

 -b
   Use the -b option to start the client on the bookmark page.

 -p
   Use the -p option to specify a specific selector string to send
   to the root level server on startup.

 -t
   Use the -t option to set the title of the initial screen for the
   Gopher client.

 -i 
   Search argument (for -T 7)


3 Other_Options
 "-S"       secure mode, users with own account
 -r         Remote user
 -D         Debug mode


2 In-session_Options
 Press  return  or  the  right  arrow key on the mini keypad to view a
 document or enter a directory.

 Press  Control/W, Control/R, or Control/L to repaint your menu at any
 time.

 At  any  time,  you  may  press  ?  to  see  a  help file of commands
 available.

3 Bookmarks
 Bookmarks  allow  users  to create their own personallized menus from
 those  available  on  the  variety  of   Gopher   servers   available
 worldwide.  The  following  list of keystrokes aids in developing and
 maintaining the bookmarks.

 a : Add current item to the bookmark list.
 A : Add current directory/search to bookmark list.
 v : View bookmark list.
 d : Delete a bookmark/directory entry.

3 Moving_around
 Use the Arrow Keys to move around.

 Up, k ...............:  Move to previous line.
 Down, j .............:  Move to next line.
 Right, Return .......:  "Enter"/Display current item.
 Left, u  ............:  "Exit" current item/Go up a level.

 >, +, Pgdwn, space ..:  View next page.
 <, -, Pgup, b .......:  View previous page.

 0-9 .................:  Go to a specific line.
 m   .................:  Go back to the main menu.

3 Other_commands
 s : Save current item to a file.
 S : Save current list of items to a file.
 D : Download a file.
 q : Quit with prompt.
 Q : Quit unconditionally (also Control/Z).
 r : goto root menu of current item.
 R : goto root menu of current menu.
 = : Display Technical information about current item.
 ^ : Display technical information about current directory.
 o : Open a new gopher server
 O : Change options.
 f : Connect to an anonymous FTP host
 / : Search for an item in the menu.
 g : "Gripe" via email to administrator of current item.
 n : Find next search item.
 $, !   : Spawn to subprocess (use "logout" to return to session)
 Ctrl-T : Show host's local date and time.

3 Gopher_Objects
 Menu    entries   ending   with   "/"   are   directories;   additional
 characteristics for files (such as binary, sound,  image,  and  others)
 are identified within angle brackets. 

 Item tag    Type      Description
 --------------------------------------------
 (none)        0       file
 /             1       directory
 <)            s       sound file
 <Picture>    I,g      image file
 <Movie>       ;       movie file
 <HQX>         4       BinHexed Macintosh file
 <Bin>         9       binary file
 <PC Bin>      5       DOS binary file
 <CSO>         2       CSO (ph/qi) phone-book server
 <TEL>         8       telnet connection
 <3270>        T       telnet connection (IBM 3270 emulation)
 <MIME>        M       Multi-purpose Internet Mail Extensions file
 <HTML>        h       HyperText Markup Language file
 <?>           7       index-search item
 <??>        (none)    ASK form
