HELP(1)HELP(1)NAMEhelp - ask for help about SCCS error messages and commands
SYNOPSIShelp [args]
DESCRIPTION
Help finds information to explain a message from an SCCS command or
explain the use of an SCCS 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''.
EXAMPLEhelp 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.
NOTEShelp(1) is not a general help facility. It only knows about the SCCS
commands and error messages generated by those commands.
SEE ALSOadmin(1), delta(1), edit(1), get(1)
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