<refentry id="help">
<refnamediv>
<refname>HELP</refname>
<refpurpose>Displays the usage and syntax of OS-9 commands.</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>

<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>help</command>
<arg choice="plain">
&repeatst;<replaceable>command</replaceable>&repeaten;
</arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>

<refsect1><title>Description</title>
<para>
Provide as argument the command for which you want syntax help.  Include
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.
</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>
<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 ME [ENTER]
	ME Help not available

	HELP [ENTER]
	HELP [command name][...]
</screen>
</refsect1>
</refentry>