help
Displays help information
Format
help [ topic]
Arguments
topic
A CLI topic or command.
Description
The help command prints information about the specified topic or command. With no argument, the CLI displays a list of the topics for which help is available.
If the CLI needs more than one screen to display the help information, it fills the screen with data and then displays a more prompt. Press Enter to see more data or q to return to the CLI prompt.
When you enter a topic name, the CLI attempts to complete an entry. You can also enter one of the CLI built-in aliases; for example:
d1.<> he a
Ambiguous help topic "a". Possible matches:
alias accessors arguments addressing_expressions
d1.<> he ac
"ac" has been aliased to "dactions":
dactions [ bp-ids ... ] [ -at <source-loc> ] [ -disabled | \
-enabled ]
Default alias: ac
...
d1.<> he acc
The following commands provide access to the properties
of TotalView objects:
...
Use the
capture command to place help information into a variable.
Command alias
Alias | Definition | Description |
|---|
he | help | Displays help information |
Examples
help help
Prints information about the help command.
