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DICTIONARY 3000

HELP 

Provides a brief description of each DICTDBM command and subcommand.

Syntax 

     [option] HELP [subcommand]
             H

Use the HELP command to obtain information on:

 *  all DICTDBM commands
 *  any DICTDBM command and its subcommands.

To review descriptions of all DICTDBM commands, use the HELP command
without a subcommand.

To obtain a description of a specific DICTDBM command and its
subcommands, use the HELP command with one of the following subcommands
listed below.

All options except REPEAT can be used with this command.

Subcommands 

Any of the following subcommands can be used with the HELP command:

               ADD               LIST             REORDER
               CHANGE            MODIFY           REPORT
               CREATE            PURGE            RESEQUENCE
               DELETE            RELATE           SECURE
               DISPLAY           REMOVE           SHOW
               EXIT              RENAME           UPDATE

Example 

     > HELP

     ADD          Add an association between unlike entities
     CHANGE       Change entry/description of relationship established with RELATE
     CREATE       Create a new entity
     DELETE       Delete association which was established with the ADD command
     DISPLAY      Display info about entity established with CREATE, ADD, RELATE
     EXIT         Terminate DICTDBM
     HELP         Display information about the commands. Enter HELP command-name
     LIST         List information for entity/entities with subset of attributes
     MODIFY       Modify attributes and/or description of an entity
     PURGE        Purge entity and all references to it
     RELATE       Establish hierarchical relationship between like entities
     REMOVE       Remove relationships between entities established with RELATE
     RENAME       Rename an existing entity
     REORDER      Reposition entity within relationship established with RELATE
     REPORT       Report a sorted listing of elements
     RESEQUENCE   Reposition element within association established with ADD
     SECURE       Assign all elements of an IMAGE type file to a security class
     SHOW         Show entity's association and relationships with child entities
     UPDATE       Update association between entities established with ADD
     > HELP ADD

     ADD           Add an association between unlike entities

       CATEGORY        Add an element to a category
       CLASS           Add an element to a user security class
       CLASS-FILE      Add a file to a user security class
       CLASS-GROUP     Add a group to a user security class
       FILE            Add an element to a file
       FILE-LOC        Add a file to a physical location
       GROUP           Add an element to an INFORM group
       PROCEDURE       Add an element to a procedure
       PROCEDURE-LOC   Add a procedure to a physical location

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