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AlphaServer DS20L User’s Guide
A.19 Finding Help
The help command displays basic information about the use of console
commands when the system is in console mode.
Syntax:
help
[
command
. . .
]
Command . . .
Command or topic for which help is requested. The options are:
None
Displays the complete list of commands for
which you can receive help.
Command_name
Displays information about the console
command.
Argument_string
(such as “sh”)
Displays information about all commands
that begin with that string.
Example A– 26 Help Command
>>> help set
NAME
se
t
FUNCTION
Set an option or modify the value of an environment
variable.
SYNOPSIS
set <option> <value> or <envar> [-] <value>
where
<option>={host,mode}
where
<envar>={auto_action,bootdef_dev,boot_osflags,...}
[-default]
