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LEARN ABOUT SUNOS

sccs-help

sccs-help(1)							   User Commands						      sccs-help(1)

NAME

       sccs-help, help - ask for help regarding SCCS error or warning messages

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/ccs/bin/help [argument...]

DESCRIPTION

       The  help  utility retrieves information to further explain errors messages and warnings from SCCS commands. It also provides some informa-
       tion about SCCS command usage. If no arguments are given, help prompts for one.

       An argument may be a message number (which normally appears in parentheses following each SCCS error or warning message), or an	SCCS  com-
       mand name. help responds with an explanation of the message or a usage line for the command.

       When all else fails, try `/usr/ccs/bin/help  stuck'.

FILES

       /usr/lib/help   directory containing files of message text

ATTRIBUTES

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

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       |Availability		     |SUNWsprot 		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       sccs(1), sccs-admin(1), sccs-cdc(1), sccs-comb(1), sccs-delta(1), sccs-get(1), sccs-prs(1), sccs-prt(1), sccs-rmdel(1), sccs-sact(1), sccs-
       sccsdiff(1), sccs-unget(1),  sccs-val(1), what(1), sccsfile(4), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.10							    24 Feb 1998 						      sccs-help(1)

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