Here is a brief summary of some of the commands you may use in SFE.
| Main Commands | |
| help | display a list of the most useful commands |
| go | end of turn, execute all outstanding commands and tasks |
| news | a summary of recently events |
| map [of <system>] | display a map of all systems or objects in the chosen one |
| report [on [civil] <system|civilid>] | display a resource report on the civilisation or system |
| <object type> list | supplies a list of object of this type e.g. army list |
| receipt [yes|no] | switches receipt mode for GALNET messages on or off |
| clist [class] | display list of objects of given class |
| checknet | displays all messages in GALNET |