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dfsgw help
Purpose
Shows syntax of specified dfsgw commands or lists functional descriptions of
all dfsgw commands
Synopsis
dfsgw help [ -topic string ] [ -help ]
Options
-topic string
Specifies each command whose syntax is to be displayed. Provide
only the second part of the command name (for example, list, not
dfsgw list
). If this option is omitted, the output provides short
descriptions of all dfsgw commands.
-help Displays the online help for this command. All other valid options
specified with this option are ignored.
Description
The dfsgw help command displays the first line (name and short description)
of the online help entry for every dfsgw command if the -topic option is not
provided. For each command name specified with the -topic option, the
output lists the entire help entry.
Use the dfsgw apropos command to show each help entry that contains a
specified string.
Privilege Required
No privileges are required.
Output
The online help entry for each dfsgw command consists of the following two
lines:
v
The first line names the command and briefly describes its function.
v
The second line, which begins with
Usage:
, lists the command options in
the prescribed order.
Examples
The following command displays the online help entry for the dfsgw list
command:
$ dfsgw help list
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