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MSGHLP(1)               COMMAND REFERENCE               MSGHLP(1)



NAME
     msghlp, sccshelp - ask for help about error messages

SYNOPSIS
     msghlp args
     sccshelp args

DESCRIPTION
     Msghlp finds information to explain a message from a command
     or explain the use of a command.  One or more arguments may
     be supplied.

     The arguments may be either message numbers (which normally
     appear in parentheses following messages) or command names,
     or one of the following types:

               type 1    Begins with non-numerics, ends in
                         numerics.  The non-numeric prefix is
                         usually an abbreviation for the program
                         or set of routines which produced the
                         message (e.g., sys13, for message 13
                         from the sys command).  The file
                         /usr/lib/errtags/helploc will be checked
                         for a file corresponding to the non
                         numeric prefix.  That file will then be
                         searched for the message. If
                         /usr/lib/errtags/helploc does not exist
                         or the prefix is not found there the
                         search will be attempted on
                         /usr/lib/errtags/<non-numeric prefix>,
                         (e.g, /usr/lib/errtags/zz ), with the
                         search key being <remainder of arg>,
                         (e.g., 32).

               type 2    Does not contain numerics (as a command,
                         such as get) The file
                         /usr/lib/errtags/cmds is searched, with
                         the search key being the whole argument.

               type 3    Is all numeric (e.g., 212), or if the
                         file as determined above does not exist,
                         the search will be attempted on
                         /usr/lib/errtags/default with the search
                         key being the entire argument.

     The response of the program will be the explanatory
     information related to the argument, if there is any.

FILES
     /usr/lib/errtags         directory containing files of
                              message text.




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     /usr/lib/errtags/<non-numeric prefix>
                              the file searched if the message is
                              not found in
                              /usr/lib/errtags/helploc.

     /usr/lib/errtags/default the file searched if the argument
                              is all numeric.

     /usr/lib/errtags/helploc the file searched if the argument
                              has a non-numeric prefix.

     /usr/lib/errtags/cmds    contains the syntax lines for the
                              commands.

RETURN VALUE
     [NO_ERRS]      Command completed without error.

     [USAGE]        Incorrect command line syntax. Execution
                    terminated.

SEE ALSO
     sccshelp(1sccs), ERROR(3c), errtag(5).

































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sy:160,178;
de:338,2438;
fi:2776,167;3087,758;
rv:3845,227;
se:4072,179;
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