HELP

 

 

Parameters

 

 

command-

Speci￿es any command. Without additional k eywords, the

name

system displa ys the command name, syn tax, and a brief

 

description. Specifying the follo wing keywords provides the

 

information indicated:

 

PARMS

This keyword lists and pro vides a description

 

 

for all parameters of the speci￿ed command.

 

OPERATION

This keyword describes how to use the

 

 

speci￿ed command.

 

EXAMPLE

This keyword displays an example sho wing

 

 

usage of the speci￿ed command.

 

ALL

This keyword displays the information from all

 

 

of the keywords (PARMS , OPERATION , EXAMPLE ).

 

If you want to enter a keyword with a command, y ou must

 

separate the keyword from the command using a space or

 

comma.

 

￿lename

Speci￿es any existing ￿le name. When y ou specify this

 

parameter with the command, the system displa ys the contents

 

of the ￿le and a header indicating whether it is a command ￿le

 

or program ￿le. You cannot specify this parameter from within

 

the Help Facility subsystem.

HELPMENU

Displays the main men u of the Help Facility subsystem, from

 

which you can choose several options. This automatically

 

appears when you invoke the subsystem, but y ou can also

 

access this menu by specifying this parameter after the Help

 

Facility prompt (>) within any portion of the facilit y.

HELPSTUDY

Provides a tutorial designed to familiarize no vice users with the

 

fundamentals of commands and command syn tax.

SUMMARY

Provides a brief summary of operating system c hanges,

 

including a quick overview of the operation of the Help F acility.

CLASS

Lists commands b y functional class.

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