Help; Syntax; Parameters; Operation - HP Integrity rx4640 Service Manual

NOTE: EFI and Pre-OS System Environment (POSSE) are similar. EFI is an Intel specification,
whereas POSSE is the HP implementation that aids HP support.

help

Provides information on the EFI shell commands. It also has an additional feature to aid those
familiar with the BCH menus of PA-RISC servers to adjust to their equivalent functions in EFI.

Syntax

help [-b] <category>
help [-b] <cmd>
help [-b] bch <bchmenu> <bchcmd>

Parameters

-b
category
cmd
bch
bchmenu
bchcmd

Operation

If help is initiated with no parameters, it displays a list of shell command categories. To list all
of the commands within a category, enter help <category> (see examples). If initiated with
the -b switch, any output longer than one page pauses after each page is displayed. If a shell
command name is used as a parameter, verbose help is displayed for that command.
If help is initiated with the bch option, it displays a list of BCH commands and their corresponding
EFI/POSSE commands. It instructs the user to repeat the command line followed by a menu
name for more information on that menu. If help is initiated followed by bch and a menu name,
it displays a list of commands that appear under that BCH menu. Initiate help followed by bch,
the menu name, and a BCH command name to display information on that command. This points
you to the command that has taken the place of that BCH functionality, or will inform you that
the functionality no longer exists. As a shortcut, you can enter help followed by bch and a BCH
command name to go straight to that command.
136 Utilities
Enable page breaking
Category of commands to view help on commands
Shell command name on which to provide verbose information
Display the list of BCH commands and their corresponding EFI
BCH menu name taken from the top level of the BCH menu
BCH command on which to display information