help
Provides basic help information for commands.
Scope
platform shell, domain shell
Syntax
help [command_name] [partial_command_name]
help
Options/Parameters
command_name is the name of the command.
partial_command_name can be one letter of the command or a portion of the command name, such as show.
Description
The help command, without arguments, lists currently available commands. When an argument is supplied, the help command displays a list of commands that begin with the specified argument. If only one command is found, full help is displayed. Otherwise, a short description is displayed for each command, beginning with the specified argument.
You can also type a partial command name and basic help information will be returned for all commands matching the partial name. The partial command name must contain enough of the command name in order for the command to be recognized by help. The help command returns help information for all commands beginning with the characters you typed.
The help command is shell sensitive. It displays help information for the current shell only.
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