<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="opt">
  <option>command - the command for which you want syntax help.  Include
as many command names in one HELP line as you wish.  The proper form and
syntax appears for each valid command you include.
</option>
</arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>

<refsect1><title>Notes</title>

<para>
To use HELP, first copy Cmds.hp from the SYS directory of the CONFIG/BOOT
Diskette to the SYS directory of your system diskette.  Next, copy HELP
from the CMDS directory of the CONFIG/BOOT Diskette to the CMDS 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>
HELP 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>