HELPΒΆ

HELP Displays help information about system commands.

By default, this command will display a list of all the available system commands. This command will also display detailed information about a specific command if one is specified. Information about the specific parameters of a command can be displayed if the command is specified followed by the parameters of interest.

Usage:

HELP|?
HELP|? <command>
HELP|? <command> <parameter, parameter, ...>
(and as a special exception to the usual method of command order:
<command> HELP|?
<command> HELP|? <parameter, parameter, ...>

For example:

# To display detailed help on the help command:
HELP HELP
# To display detailed help on any parameters beginning
# with a 'P' for the help command:
HELP HELP P
SHORT
Displays a shorter form of help for the command(s) and/or parameter(s). This flag only applies to the current HELP command’s execution. It must appear immediately adjacent to the HELP command in order to be honored with it.