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diff docs/nitros9guide/help.refentry @ 1500:b00cf13c9f61
Major changes for new NitrOS-9 manual
author | boisy |
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date | Mon, 05 Jan 2004 00:51:19 +0000 |
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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 <modname> + 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>