MPE/iX Commands Reference Manual (32650-90864)

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Command Definition F-K
HELP
Do not precede the command or item name with HELP, or you will get an error message. For
example:
:HELP
>HELP FINFO
^
Can't find this keyword.
To exit the Help Subsystem, enter E or EXIT' or press Break. To stop the display and return
to a system prompt, enter
CTRL Y. temporarily stops the display, enter CTRL S. Use CTRL Q
to resume.
Using HELP in direct mode
Enter HELP followed by the name of the command, UDC, error number or other keyword to
display the information you need without entering the Help Subsystem. Entering any
command name produces the syntax for that command and a list of the keywords. Entering
a keyword such as PARMS produces a listing of all the items for that keyword.
For example:
HELP ABORT
ABORT
Aborts current program or operation.
Syntax
ABORT
KEYWORDS: PARMS,OPERATION,EXAMPLE
:
Notice that in direct mode, MPE/iX displays the CI prompt (:) once it has displayed the
information you wanted.
Use
This command may be issued from a session, job, program, or in BREAK. Pressing Break
aborts the execution of this command.
Examples
To see the parameters for the LISTFILE command, enter:
:HELP LISTFILE PARMS
To see examples of the STORE command, enter:
:HELP STORE EXAMPLES
To see the same information from within the Help subsystem, enter:
:HELP
>STORE EXAMPLES
To see a list of predefined variables in MPE/iX, at the colon prompt enter:
:HELP VARIABLES
Several global variables have been pre-assigned by the command
interpreter. They may be used anywhere you would use your own
variables.
All global variables are listed in the table below. To get help
with a specific variable, at the colon (:) prompt type "HELP"
followed by the variable name, for example, "HELP HPCIDEPTH".