help(1) help(1)
NAME
help - ask for help with message numbers or SCCS commands
SYNOPSIS
help [args]
DESCRIPTION
help finds information to explain a message from a command or
explain the use of a SCCS command. Zero or more arguments may
be supplied. If no arguments are given, help will prompt for
one.
The arguments may be either information within the parentheses
following a message or SCCS command names.
The response of the program will be the explanatory
information related to the argument, if there is any.
When all else fails, try help stuck.
Note that the output varies from locale to locale, since help
uses message files. However, input and command syntax does not
vary.
FILES
/usr/lib/locale/locale/LC_MESSAGES/uxepu
language-specific message file [See LANG on environ
(5).]
/usr/lib/locale/locale/LC_MESSAGES/help
directory containing language-specific help message
files
/usr/lib/locale/locale/LC_MESSAGES/help/helploc
file containing locations of help files not in the
default help directory.
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