SECTION./ACAT
SET/ACAT [cat_name]
	make given catalog the "active" ASCII\ file catalog
SECTION./BACKGROUND
SET/BACKGROUND [method] [echo] [sleep_time]
	put Midas session into "background" mode
SECTION./COMM
SET/BUFFER [no_lines]
	set up command buffer for MIDAS
SECTION./CONT
SET/CONTEXT cntxt
	enable new context
SECTION./CURS
SET/CURSOR [curs_no] [curs_form] [curs_coords] [flag]
	set cursor form and position
SECTION./FCAT
SET/FCAT [cat_name]
	make given catalog the "active" fit file catalog
SECTION./FORM
SET/FORMAT [format_specs]
	set formats for replacement of Midas data
SECTION./GCUR
SET/GCURSOR [curs_no] [curs_form] 
	set cursor form in graphics window
SECTION./GRAP
SET/GRAPHICS option1[=value1] option2[=value2] ...
	set plot characteristics
SECTION./ICAT
SET/ICAT [cat_name]
	make given catalog the "active" image frame catalog
SECTION./ITT
SET/ITT [chanl]
	enable ITT for Image display channel
SECTION./LUT
SET/LUT [sect]
	enable usage of colour lookup tables
SECTION./MIDA
SET/MIDAS_SYSTEM option=value
	set different modes and options for Midas
SECTION./OVER
SET/OVERLAY
	enable graphics overlay
SECTION./REFC
SET/REFCOLUMN table column
	define column as reference in table access
SECTION./TCAT
SET/TCAT [cat_name]
	make given catalog the "active" table file catalog