Enter your search terms Submit search form
	Web pdp-10.trailing-edge.com

HELP command

The HELP command displays explanatory text  for  many  TOPS-20  system
features.


Format

     @HELP (ON SUBJECT) name

     where:

     name     is the name of a topic chosen from  the  list  given  in
              response to the command HELP ?
                   Default name - HELP


                   Sample of HELP Command Arguments


ACCT20   ACCTPR   ACTGEN  APL      APLSF    BLIS10   CHECKD   CHKPNT
COBDDT   COBOL    CONV20  CREF     DAEMDB   DBINFO   DBMEND   DIRTST
DLUSER   DUMPER   EDIT    FE       FILCOM   FORDDT   FORDML   FORMAT
FORTRA   HELP     ISAM    LIBARY   LINK     LPTSPL   MACRO    MAIL
MAKLIB   MAKRAM   MAKVFU  OPLEAS   PLEASE   PTYCON   QUEUE    RDMAIL
RERUN    RSXFMT   RUNINP  RUNOFF   SCHEMA   SORT     SYSERR   SYSJOB
TRANSL   ULIST    USAG20  USAH20   WATCH


Characteristics

     Other HELP Command Arguments

          Note that some of the HELP command arguments shown here  may
          be  omitted  if  the  associated topics are not available at
          your site.  The list may include  other  texts  inserted  by
          your  system  administrator  to describe features special to
          your system.  Also,  this  list  is  revised  frequently  to
          reflect  improvements  and  additions  to  standard  TOPS-20
          programs.


Hints

     Printing HELP Files on the Line Printer

          The texts displayed by the HELP command are stored in system
          logical name HLP:  under the name of the topic and file type
          .HLP.  Use the PRINT command to request your own copy.


Examples

     1.  Ask for information about the FILCOM program.

         @HELP FILCOM
         FILCOM V21B(60)

         FILCOM compares two files in either ASCII mode or binary depending
         upon switches or file name extensions.  All standard binary extensions
         are recognized as binary by  default.
         Switches are :-
         /A compare in ASCII mode
                 .
                 .
                 .
         /W compare the Word mode but don't expand files
         /X expand files before word mode compare

     2.  Use the DIRECTORY command to search system logical name  HLP:
         for  any  text  involving  mail.   (Note  the use of wildcard
         characters here.) Then, print a  copy  of  one  of  the  help
         files.

         @DIRECTORY HLP:*MAIL*.HLP

            PS:<HELP>
          MAIL.HLP.2
          RDMAIL.HLP.2

          Total of 2 files
         @PRINT /AFTER:1700 HLP:MAIL.HLP
         [Printer job APLSF queued, request #131, limit 174]