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SCCSHELP(1SCCS)         COMMAND REFERENCE         SCCSHELP(1SCCS)



NAME
     sccshelp, msghlp - ask for help about error messages

SYNOPSIS
     sccshelp args
     msghlp args

DESCRIPTION
     Sccshelp 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 nonnumerics, ends in
                         numerics.  The nonnumeric prefix is
                         usually an abbreviation for the program
                         or set of routines which produced the
                         message (for example, sys13, for message
                         13 from the sys command).  The file
                         /usr/lib/errtags/helploc will be checked
                         for a file corresponding to the
                         nonnumeric 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>,
                         (for example, /usr/lib/errtags/zz), with
                         the search key being <remainder of arg>
                         (for example, 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 (for example, 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.

EXAMPLES
     This request is of type 2 described above.  Sccshelp will
     search the file /usr/lib/errtags/cmds to find information
     that will explain the command ident:



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SCCSHELP(1SCCS)         COMMAND REFERENCE         SCCSHELP(1SCCS)



          sccshelp ident

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

     /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 nonnumeric 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
     msghlp(1), ERROR(3c), errtag(5).



























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de:354,2477;
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