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NAME

       help - Displays a list of commands or the options of a specified command

SYNOPSIS

       rpccp help [rpccp-command]

ARGUMENTS

       Specifies one of the following control commands:

DESCRIPTION

       The help command displays information about the RPCCP command set or the options and argument associated with a specific command.

NOTE

       This command may be replaced in future releases by the dcecp command, and may no longer be supported at that time.

EXAMPLES

       The  following  command operates from the system prompt to display the internal commands of the control program: $ rpccp help The following
       commands start the control program and display the syntax of the remove entry command: $ rpccp rpccp> help remove entry

RELATED INFORMATION

       Commands: add element(1m), add entry(1m), add member(1m), export(1m), import(1m), remove element(1m), remove entry(1m),	remove	group(1m),
       remove  mapping(1m),  remove member(1m), remove profile(1m), rpccp(1m), show entry(1m), show group(1m), show mapping(1m), show profile(1m),
       show server(1m), unexport(1m)

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