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jdshelp

jdshelp(1)							   User Commands							jdshelp(1)

NAME

       jdshelp - Java Desktop System Help browser

SYNOPSIS

       jdshelp [URL] [gnome-std-options]

DESCRIPTION

       jdshelp displays the Java Desktop System online Help.

       If a URL is specified, jdshelp displays the topic referenced by the URL. The URL must be a ghelp URL.

       If no argument is specified, jdshelp displays the complete online Help.

OPTIONS

       The following options are supported:

       gnome-std-optionStandard options available for use with most GNOME applications.  See gnome-std-options(5) for more information.

OPERANDS

       The following operands are supported:

       URL	       Uniform Resource Locator, the location of a Help topic.

EXAMPLES

       Example 1: Displaying the Text Editor Online Help

       example% jdshelp ghelp://usr/share/gnome/help/gedit/C/gedit.xml

EXIT STATUS

       The following exit values are returned:

       0	Application exited successfully

       >0	Application exited with failure

FILES

       The following files are used by this application:

       /usr/bin/jdshelp        Executable for Java Desktop System Help browser

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWgnome-*		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface stability	     |External			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       Latest version of the GNOME Desktop User Guide for your platform.

       yelp(1)

NOTES

       Written by Laszlo Kovacs, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2004.

SunOS 5.10							    29 Oct 2004 							jdshelp(1)

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