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Refentries for CoCo OS-9 commands
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| date | Sun, 07 Jul 2002 18:44:28 +0000 |
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| 1 <refentry id="help"> | |
| 2 <refnamediv> | |
| 3 <refname>HELP</refname> | |
| 4 <refpurpose>Displays the usage and syntax of OS-9 commands.</refpurpose> | |
| 5 </refnamediv> | |
| 6 | |
| 7 <refsynopsisdiv> | |
| 8 <cmdsynopsis> | |
| 9 <command>TUNEPORT</command> | |
| 10 <arg choice="opt"> | |
| 11 <option>command - the command for which you want syntax help. Include | |
| 12 as many command names in one HELP line as you wish. The proper form and | |
| 13 syntax appears for each valid command you include. | |
| 14 </option> | |
| 15 </arg> | |
| 16 </cmdsynopsis> | |
| 17 </refsynopsisdiv> | |
| 18 | |
| 19 <refsect1><title>Notes</title> | |
| 20 | |
| 21 <para> | |
| 22 To use HELP, first copy Cmds.hp from the SYS directory of the CONFIG/BOOT | |
| 23 Diskette to the SYS directory of your system diskette. Next, copy HELP | |
| 24 from the CMDS directory of the CONFIG/BOOT Diskette to the CMDS directory | |
| 25 of your system diskette as follows: | |
| 26 </para> | |
| 27 <para> | |
| 28 Procedure for one disk drive: | |
| 29 </para> | |
| 30 <para> | |
| 31 1. With OS-9 booted and the system diskette in your drive, type: | |
| 32 </para> | |
| 33 <screen> | |
| 34 LOAD COPY [ENTER] | |
| 35 </screen> | |
| 36 <para> | |
| 37 2. Replace the system diskete with the CONFIG/BOOT Diskette and type: | |
| 38 </para> | |
| 39 <screen> | |
| 40 COPY /D0/SYS/CMDS.HP /D0/SYS/CMDS.HP -S #30K [ENTER] | |
| 41 </screen> | |
| 42 <para> | |
| 43 3. Exchange the two diskettes as requested by the screen prompts until the | |
| 44 process is complete. | |
| 45 </para> | |
| 46 <para> | |
| 47 4. Again, place the CONFIG/BOOT DIskette int he drive, and type: | |
| 48 </para> | |
| 49 <screen> | |
| 50 COPY /D0/CMDS/help /D0/CMDS/help -S #30K [ENTER] | |
| 51 </screen> | |
| 52 <para> | |
| 53 5. Swap diskettes as requested until the process is complete. | |
| 54 </para> | |
| 55 <para> | |
| 56 Procedure for two disk drives | |
| 57 </para> | |
| 58 <para> | |
| 59 1. With OS-9 booted, place the CONFIG/BOOT Diskette in Drive 1. Be sure | |
| 60 the system diskette is in Drive 0. | |
| 61 </para> | |
| 62 <para> | |
| 63 2. Type: | |
| 64 </para> | |
| 65 <screen> | |
| 66 COPY /D1/SYS/CMDS.HP /D0/SYS/CMDS.HP [ENTER] | |
| 67 </screen> | |
| 68 <para> | |
| 69 3. When the first copy is complete, type: | |
| 70 </para> | |
| 71 <screen> | |
| 72 COPY /D1/CMDS/help /D0/CMDS/help [ENTER] | |
| 73 </screen> | |
| 74 <para> | |
| 75 Cmds.hp is a data file, not a text file, and you cannot successfully display | |
| 76 it on your screen or edit it with a standard text editor. It contains help | |
| 77 for standard OS-9 commands. | |
| 78 </para> | |
| 79 <para> | |
| 80 HELP displays the form and syntax of the specified command. If you use a | |
| 81 non-standard command name, a screen display tells you that help is not | |
| 82 available for that command. | |
| 83 </para> | |
| 84 <para> | |
| 85 Examples: | |
| 86 </para> | |
| 87 <screen> | |
| 88 HELP BACKUP [ENTER] | |
| 89 BACUKP [e][s][-v][dev][dev] | |
| 90 Copies all data from one device to another | |
| 91 | |
| 92 HELP ME [ENTER] | |
| 93 ME Help not available | |
| 94 | |
| 95 HELP [ENTER] | |
| 96 HELP [command name][...] | |
| 97 </refsect1> | |
| 98 </refentry> | |
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