.TH "XCHANGE"
The xchange (transfer) command is used to carry out "deals" with other tycoons
for which the "buy" and "sell" commands don't provide the specific
service required.
Using this command you can transfer funds or stock "unilaterally".
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To transfer funds the command is:
.EX "xfer $ [amount [ recipient ] ]"
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To transfer stock the command is:
.EX "xfer chain-name [number-of-shares [ recipient ] ]"
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If you don't specify the optional arguments, (those enclosed in brackets),
on the command line ff will prompt you for them.
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For instance, if player "Fat Freddie" makes a deal with "Franklin" to trade
ten shares of "Midnight Munchies" for five shares of "Oregano Substitute",
Fat Freddie would log in to ff and say:
.EX "x O 5 Franklin"
and Franklin would log in and say:
.EX "x M 10" \*"Fat Freddie\*"
thereby trading 10 shares of chain M for 5 shares of chain O.
Notice that tycoon names that include spaces must be enclosed in quotes
if given on the command line.
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Since transfers are unilateral the person who makes the first transfer
has no way to assure that the other person will actually
make the agreed-upon transfer, (e.g. Fat Freddie took a chance).
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A record is kept of all transfers; this record can be viewed with the
journal command.
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See also: journal, trade
