ASSIST(1) (ASSIST Utilities) ASSIST(1)
NAME
assist - assistance using UniSoft SYSTEM V commands
SYNOPSIS
assist [name]
assist [-s]
assist [-c name]
DESCRIPTION
The assist command invokes the ASSIST menu interface
software. The ASSIST menus categorize user commands
according to function in a hierarchy. The menus lead to
full-screen forms (called command forms) that aid in the
execution of a syntactically correct command line. The
menus also lead to interactive simulations of commands or
concepts (called walkthrus).
If you type assist without options, you enter at the top of
the menu interface hierarchy. New users may wish to use the
-s option to select an introductory tutorial explaining how
to use the ASSIST software. Options are:
name invoke an ASSIST-supported command form or
walkthru for name
-c name invoke the version of name that is in your
current directory
-s reinvoke the ASSIST setup module and check or
modify your terminal variable; or access the
introductory information about ASSIST
When you invoke assist, you perform operations within the
program by using assist commands. To see a list of the
assist commands, type ^A (control-a) or f8 (function-key 8)
when you are in assist. When you do this, a list of the
commands is printed on the terminal screen. The entire set
of commands is described in the ``Glossary of ASSIST
Commands'' in the ASSIST Software User's Guide.
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EXAMPLE
This example illustrates how to invoke a particular command
form directly. In this case, mkdir is the desired command
form.
assist mkdir
FILES
$HOME/.assistrc information needed by assist (for
example, about the terminal you are
using)
/usr/lib/assist default directory containing assist
command forms, walkthrus, and
executable programs assist and astgen
NOTES
The first time you invoke assist it ignores any options you
give and asks for information about the terminal you are
using. Once it has saved this information in a file named
.assistrc in assist, it shows you a list of basic assist
commands and offers you an introduction to ASSIST.
SEE ALSO
astgen(1).
ASSIST Software User's Guide.
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