HELP(1) HELP(1)
NAME
help - ask for help
SYNOPSIS
help [args]
DESCRIPTION
Help finds information to explain a message from a 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,
of 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., 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''.
EXAMPLE
help he1
prints the message for error number "he1".
FILES
/usr/lib/help directory containing files of message
text.
/usr/lib/help/helploc file containing locations of help
files not in /usr/lib/help.
DIAGNOSTICS
Use help(1) for explanations.
ORIGIN
AT&T V.1
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