HELP(1,C)                   AIX Commands Reference                    HELP(1,C)



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help



PURPOSE

Provides information for the new user.

SYNTAX


help ----|


DESCRIPTION

The help command presents a one-page display of information for the new user.
A sample of the display appears below.

  Look in a printed manual for general help if you can.  To get started,
  refer to Using the AIX Operating System Manual.

  The commands:
      man -k keyword        lists commands relevant to a keyword
      man command           prints out the manual pages for a command
  are helpful; other basic commands are:
      cat        -concatenates files (and just prints them out)
      ex         -text editor
      finger     -user information lookup program
      ls         -lists contents of a directory
      mail       -send and receive mail
      passwd     -change login password
      sccshelp   -view information on the Source Code Control System
      tset       -sets terminal modes
      who        -who is on the system
      write      -write to another user
  You could find programs about mail by the command:   man -k mail
  And print out the man command documentation via:     man mail
  You can log out by typing a control-d (if your prompt is $)
  or by typing logout (if your prompt is %).

RELATED INFORMATION

See the following command:  "sccshelp."










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