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Using Key Shell: Visual Help for the Korn Shell
Key Shell gives y ou help on most HP-UX commands in Korn Shell b y
displaying softkey command-names and options in sequence. Y ou can select
from these and let Key Shell build y our command lines \in English" b efore y ou
ha v e mastered the commands and command syn tax of HP-UX.
The Key Shell gives y ou softkey displays at the b ottom of y our screen whic h
pro vide a \men u" of basic Korn Shell commands, along with their options in
sequence. Y ou will rst see a status line like the following
Figure 6-1. Key Shell Softk ey Display
Y ou can en ter commands from the Key Shell softkey men u or y ou can
en ter standard HP-UX commands as usual. If y ou en ter standard HP-UX
commands, the Key Shell will often display an appropriate left-to-right set of
men u options in the softkey lab el area at the b ottom of y our screen. Eac h lab el
corresp onds to a softkey ,
NNNNNNNN
f1 through
NNNNNNNN
f8 . The
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
hpterm at the cen ter separates
the softkeys in to groups of four. Y ou may select an y or none of the options
successiv ely b y pressing the corresp onding softkey .
When y ou w an t to see more commands, or more options to go with a command
y ou've already c hosen, press the
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
--More-- softkey ,
NNNNNNNN
f8 . This will cause the
Key Shell to display the next \bank" of softkeys in sequence, ev en tually cycling
bac k to the rst, if y ou press
NNNNNNNN
f8 rep eatedly .
After y ou make a selection b y pressing a softkey , y our c hoice will app ear on the
command line in \English," just as it app eared in the softkey display , with the
correct order and spacing.
6-6 Using the Command Line