The LinKT Manual: Macros

## Macros

A macro consists of special characters which are replaced by another string during transmission. You need them to include variable information such as the current time, or the programme version number in standard textfiles.

LinKT allows the use of macros with:

- Away-texts
- Shortcuts
and
- Files

Normal QSO text will not be converted. Each macro starts with `%` followed by an identification key. To send % itself, you have to escape it, as before; viz. send it twice (`%%`).

LinKT knows the following macros:

Macro | Function
--- | ---
`%V` | Version information with patchlevel (e.g. `0.5.1`)
`%v` | Version information without Patchlevel (e.g. `0.5`)
`%n` | Name of the remote station
`%D` | login date
`%d` | current date
`%T` | login time
`%t` | current time
`%m` | your own callsign
`%c` | callsign of the remote station
`%p` | port
`%%` | the percent-sign (`%`)