Commands in this category perform miscellaneous actions that don't fit in the other categories.
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
| ARGHELP | List on-line help for McIDAS command line syntax. |
| BKGRUN | Sends a command to the operating system. |
| CCODE | Lists country codes. |
| COMBINE | Combines three McIDAS frames into a single 24-bit image. |
| CU | Lists a quantity in up to eight different units. |
| DATELIST | Lists the specified date in several formats. |
| FIND | Locates U. S. towns by name and state. |
| FRMSAVE | Saves a McIDAS frame to one of several image formats. |
| GLOBKEY | Lists global keyword parameters and examples. |
| LOOPIT | Runs a command on each frame in a loop. |
| LVF | Lists virtual frame files. |
| MCRUN | Execute a command after evaluating string variables. |
| MKRAOBID | Create ASCII file of information about mandatory level upper airstations. |
| PATH | Displays 2-dimensional path for object tracking. |
| RVF | Restores virtual frames saved with command SVF. |
| S | Lists Metar, Synoptic and RAOB stations within the cursor bounds. |
| STNLIST | Lists weather stations. |
| STNPLOT | Plots stations on a navigated frame. |
| SUNLIT | Lists the sunrise and sunset times for a specified location. |
| SVF | Saves frames to a virtual frame file. |
| TENTER | Enter strings defined in text file into the string table. |
| TIMEOUT | Runs a McIDAS command, stopping it after a waiting period. |
| VRTIMG | Merges a virtual graphic with an AREA. |
| WAIT | Pause a user-specified interval of time. |