NAME

dfstrace help − Shows syntax of specified dfstrace commands or lists functional descriptions of all dfstrace commands

SYNOPSIS

dfstrace help [-topic string...] [-help]

OPTIONS

-topic stringSpecifies each command whose syntax is to be displayed. Provide only the second part of the command name (for example, setset, not dfstrace setset). If this option is omitted, the output provides a short description of all dfstrace commands. 

-helpPrints the online help for this command. All other valid options specified with this option are ignored. 

DESCRIPTION

The dfstrace help command displays the first line (name and short description) of the online help entry for every dfstrace command if -topic is not provided. For each command name specified with -topic, the output lists the entire help entry.  Use the dfstrace apropos command to show each help entry containing a specified string. 

Privilege Required

No privileges are required. 

OUTPUT

The online help entry for each dfstrace command consists of the following two lines:

•The first line names the command and briefly describes its function. 

•The second line, which begins with Usage:, lists the command options in the prescribed order. 

EXAMPLES

The following command displays the online help entry for the dfstrace setset command:

$ dfstrace help setset

/bin/dfstrace setset: set state of event sets
Usage: /bin/dfstrace setset  [-set <set_name>...]
[{-active | -inactive | -dormant}]
[-cdsentry <server entry in CDS>] [-help]

RELATED INFORMATION

Commands: dfstrace apropos(1m)

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