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help(1)
ask for help with message numbers or SCCS commands
From the original Amiga UNIX 2.1 manual. Some things it mentions may not be in this release.
NAME
help - ask for help with message numbers or SCCS commands
SYNOPSIS
help [args]
DESCRIPTION
help finds information to explain a message from a command or explain the use of a SCCS command. Zero or more arguments may be supplied. If no arguments are given, help will prompt for one.
The arguments may be either information within the parentheses following a message or SCCS command names.
The response of the program will be the explanatory information related to the argument, if there is any.
When all else fails, try ``help stuck''.
FILES
LIBDIR/help directory containing files of message text.
LIBDIR/help/helploc file containing locations of help files not in LIBDIR/help.
LIBDIR usually /usr/ccs/lib