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.TH HELP 1
.SH NAME
help \- ask for help
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B help
[\^args\^]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Help\^
finds information to explain a message from a command or explain the use of
a command.
Zero or more arguments may be supplied.
If no arguments are given,
.I help\^
will prompt for one.
.PP
The arguments may be either
message numbers (which normally appear in parentheses following messages)
or command names,
of one of the following types:
.PP
.RE 
.RS 10
.TP 10
type 1
Begins with non-numerics, ends in numerics.
The non-numeric prefix is usually an abbreviation for the program or
set of routines which produced the message
(e.g., \fBge6\fP, for message 6 from the
.I get\^
command).
.PP
.RE 
.RS 10
.TP 10
type 2
Does not contain numerics (as a command, such as
.BR get )
.PP
.RE 
.RS 10
.TP 10
type 3
Is all numeric (e.g., \fB212\fP)
.RE
.PP
The response of the program will be the explanatory information related
to the argument, if there is any.
.PP
When all else fails, try ``help stuck''.
.SH FILES
.PP
.TP 20
/usr/lib/help
directory containing files of message text.
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
Use
.IR help (1)
for explanations.