diff docs/nitros9guide/help.refentry @ 1500:b00cf13c9f61

Major changes for new NitrOS-9 manual
author boisy
date Mon, 05 Jan 2004 00:51:19 +0000
parents 958740284209
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--- a/docs/nitros9guide/help.refentry	Thu Dec 25 14:19:21 2003 +0000
+++ b/docs/nitros9guide/help.refentry	Mon Jan 05 00:51:19 2004 +0000
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <refentry id="help">
 <refnamediv>
 <refname>HELP</refname>
-<refpurpose>Displays the usage and syntax of OS-9 commands.</refpurpose>
+<refpurpose>Displays the usage and syntax of NitrOS-9 commands.</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 
 <refsynopsisdiv>
@@ -19,87 +19,26 @@
 as many command names in one <command>help</command> line as you wish.  The proper form and
 syntax appears for each valid command you include.
 </para>
-</refsect1>
-
-<refsect1><title>Notes</title>
 <para>
-To use <command>help</command>, first copy <filename>Cmds.hp</filename> from the <filename class="directory">SYS</filename> directory of the CONFIG/BOOT
-Diskette to the <filename class="directory">SYS</filename> directory of your system diskette.
-Next, copy <command>help</command>
-from the <filename class="directory">CMDS</filename> directory of
-the CONFIG/BOOT Diskette to the <filename class="directory">CMDS</filename> directory
-of your system diskette as follows:
-</para>
-<para>
-Procedure for one disk drive:
-</para>
-<para>
-1. With OS-9 booted and the system diskette in your drive, type:
-</para>
-<screen>
-	LOAD COPY [ENTER]
-</screen>
-<para>
-2. Replace the system diskete with the CONFIG/BOOT Diskette and type:
-</para>
-<screen>
-	COPY /D0/SYS/CMDS.HP /D0/SYS/CMDS.HP -S #30K [ENTER]
-</screen>
-<para>
-3. Exchange the two diskettes as requested by the screen prompts until the
-process is complete.
-</para>
-<para>
-4. Again, place the CONFIG/BOOT DIskette int he drive, and type:
-</para>
-<screen>
-	COPY /D0/CMDS/help /D0/CMDS/help -S #30K [ENTER]
-</screen>
-<para>
-5. Swap diskettes as requested until the process is complete.
+If you do not include a command name, help will show you the list of
+available topics for you to choose from.
 </para>
-<para>
-Procedure for two disk drives
-</para>
-<para>
-1. With OS-9 booted, place the CONFIG/BOOT Diskette in Drive 1.  Be sure
-the system diskette is in Drive 0.
-</para>
-<para>
-2. Type:
-</para>
-<screen>
-	COPY /D1/SYS/CMDS.HP /D0/SYS/CMDS.HP [ENTER]
-</screen>
-<para>
-3. When the first copy is complete, type:
-</para>
+</refsect1>
+<refsect1>
+<title>
+Examples:
+</title>
 <screen>
-	COPY /D1/CMDS/help /D0/CMDS/help [ENTER]
-</screen>
-<para>
-Cmds.hp is a data file, not a text file, and you cannot successfully display
-it on your screen or edit it with a standard text editor.  It contains help
-for standard OS-9 commands.
-</para>
-<para>
-<command>Help</command> displays the form and syntax of the specified command.  If you use a
-non-standard command name, a screen display tells you that help is not
-available for that command.
-</para>
-<para>
-Examples:
-</para>
-<screen>
-	HELP BACKUP [ENTER]
-	BACKUP [e][s][-v][dev][dev]
-	Copies all data from one device to another
+	help ex [ENTER]
+	Syntax: Ex &lt;modname&gt;
+	Usage : Chain to the given module
 
-	HELP ME [ENTER]
-	ME Help not available
+	help me [ENTER]
+	me: no help available
 
-	HELP [ENTER]
-	HELP [command name][...]
+	help [ENTER]
+	Help available on:
+        ASM     ATTR   [...]
 </screen>
 </refsect1>
 </refentry>