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SHOW ALIAS

SHOW ALIAS displays the SET ALIAS commands that are currently SET; this includes aliases SET in your Dialog profile. SHOW ALIAS displays the alias, its active status, and the original text. Alias passwords will not display.

• To see SET ALIAS commands stored during a search session in your Dialog profile:

?show alias
Alias           Status      Original Text
--------------- ------      -------------
%               ON          (S)
ADJ             ON          (W)
BIBLIO          ON          TI,AU,SO
CHOOSE          ON          SELECT
START           ON          BEGIN
NTIS            ON          6
PQAD            ON          PRINT QUERY ACTIVE DETAIL

SHOW CONNECT

SHOW CONNECT indicates whether the charging method is set to DialUnits or Connect Time. The CONNECT setting can only be changed by storing the SET CONNECT <ON or OFF> command in your Dialog profile or in your preference settings on DialogClassic Web and DialogLink 5.

?show connect
DIALUNIT NOT LOCKED

SHOW COST

SHOW COST indicates whether COST displays are set ON, OFF, SHORT, LONG, or ONE.

• To see how COST is set:

?show cost
COST = LONG

SHOW CURRENT

SHOW CURRENT indicates whether the CURRENT option is currently in effect and for what number of years. The current year and one year preceding are both shown as CURRENT. Other time frames display the number of previous years with CURRENT. For example, current for two years back displays as CURRENT2.

• To see whether the CURRENT option is in effect:

?show current
CURRENT is in effect

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