HP R4.2 explain, explain, PAGER=cat, edExplain, A Summary of Commands, ${PRODUCTROOT}/gendb/data/explain, PAGER=cat explain {msgID} or explain -d{msgID}

A Summary of Commands explain

PAGER

The pager program used if the explanation is longer than 24 lines or more than one explanation is requested. The default is pg. If you do not want paging even for long explanations, using -dor setting PAGER=cat will disable paging. A one-line form would be:

PAGER=cat explain {msgID} or explain -d {msgID}

EXPLAINDIR

The directory in which the explanation directories are found. The default is ${PRODUCTROOT}/gendb/data/explain.

PRODUCTROOT

This is the installation directory and defaults to / (root).

VERBOSITY

This is a debugging aid. Setting it to anything causes debugging output to be generated while explain performs its job.

The edExplain command allows you to add or change explanations. An explanation comes in two parts, a file containing the explanation itself, and a set of synonyms or translations that allow the explain command to find the file under more than one tag. To create a new explanation, you must provide both. When modifying an existing explanation, all you need to do is edit the file containing the explanation.

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