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                                                                assist(1)



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        assist                                                    Command
        assistance using DG/UX system commands
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        SYNTAX

        assist [ -s ] [ -c ] [ name ]


        DESCRIPTION

        The assist command invokes the ASSIST menu interface software for
        the DG/UX system.  The ASSIST menus categorize DG/UX system
        commands according to function in a hierarchy.  The menus lead to
        full-screen forms that aid you in the construction and execution
        of a syntactically-correct DG/UX system command line.

        If you type assist without arguments, you enter at the top of the
        menu interface hierarchy.  New users may select an introductory
        tutorial explaining how to use the ASSIST software.  You can also
        specify a particular command form name and begin there.  Options
        are:

        -c   Use -c to invoke a command form in the user's current
             directory.

        -s   Use -s to reinvoke the ASSIST setup module and check or
             modify your terminal description.  You can also access the
             introductory information about ASSIST by using -s.

        When you invoke assist, you perform operations within the program
        by using assist commands.  To see a list of the assist commands,
        strike ^A or F8 when you are in assist.  When you do this, a list
        of the commands is printed on the terminal screen.


        EXAMPLE

        This example illustrates how to go directly to a particular
        command form.  In this case, mkdir is the desired command form.

             assist mkdir










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