.TH Command TEND
.SY "tend <SHP/TNK/BAL> <COMM> <AMT> <to-SHP/TNK/BAL/FLEET>"
The tend command allows transfer of commodities between
ships, tanks, and balloons.  It is the only way by which
you can transfer items between ships at sea, and can also
be used to transfer items between a ship and any vehicles
it is transporting.
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If you had cargo ship #16 which had food, and your fleet S needed food,
you could resupply the entire fleet with 20 units of food by typing
.EX tend 16 food 20 S
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Requirements are that the tending ship must be in the same sector
as the tended ships, and it must be yours.
During bad weather, tending is impossible due to heavy seas.
A positive <AMT> indicates the amount the tender will give away,
while a negative amount indicates the amount that the tender
will try to extract from each ship.
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See also : load, unload
