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HELP
Provides a quick reference to SDMAIN commands by listing the valid
commands in the current mode, the valid subcommands for a command, the
syntax of a specific command, or the definition of a macro.
Syntax
H[ELP] [command [subcommand]] [.]
Parameters
command Name of the command or user-defined macro.
subcommand Name of the subcommand.
Description
What you see when you issue the HELP command depends upon three things:
* Whether or not the dictionary is open
* If the dictionary is open, what access mode it is open in
* If the dictionary is open, whether or not the START command has been
issued
See Chapter 3 of this manual for a detailed description of the HELP
command in relation to the various open modes and the START command.
You can also use the HELP command to look at definitions of user-defined
macros. The definition of the macro is printed for you so you can check
the parameters needed or see what a given macro does (COMMENT commands
needed in the macro with a description could be very helpful). You can
use the SHOWMACRO command to get a list of all the currently defined
macros if you do not remember the macro name.
Open Mode: Any
Scope: Any
Example
The first of the following examples asks for help with the HELP command.
The syntax of the HELP is displayed.
The second of the following examples asks for the definition of the
user-defined macro OPEN.
>HELP HELP.
HELP - Returns a list of valid subcommands for a command or a detailed
description of a specific command
SYNTAX: HELP<H> [command [subcommand]] [.]
>
>HELP OPEN
MACRO Definition:
open mode = shared-update.
define scope = da; open-mode = !mode; status = test.
>