HELP(CP) XENIX System V HELP(CP)
Name
help - Asks for help about SCCS commands.
Syntax
help [args]
Description
help finds information to explain a message from an SCCS
command or explain the use of a command. Zero or more
arguments may be supplied. If no arguments are given, help
will prompt for one.
The arguments may be either message numbers (which normally
appear in parentheses following messages) or command names.
There are the following types of arguments:
type 1 Begins with nonnumerics, ends in numerics. The
nonnumeric prefix is usually an abbreviation for
the program or set of routines which produced the
message (e.g., ge6, for message 6 from the get
command).
type 2 Does not contain numerics (as a command, such as
get)
type 3 Is all numeric (e.g., 212)
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''.
Files
/usr/lib/help Directory containing files of message text
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