Finding Help - Compaq AlphaStation XP900 Manual

2.17 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
Command_name
Argument_string
(such as "sh")
Example 2–24 Help Command
>>> help set
NAME
set
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]
2-36 XP900 Console Reference
Displays the complete list of commands for
which you can receive help.
Displays information about the console
command.
Displays information about all commands
that begin with that string.