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jds-help

jds-help(1)							   User Commands						       jds-help(1)

NAME

       jds-help - launch a Help browser based on the GConf ghelp URL handler

SYNOPSIS

       jds-help [URL] [gnome-std-options]

DESCRIPTION

       jds-help launches a Help browser based on the GConf ghelp URL handler.

       The GConf key for the handler is /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/ghelp/command. Typical values for this key are:

       yelp "%s"
       jdshelp "%s"

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

       If  no  URL  is	specified, jds-help displays a default document as implemented by the specified Help browser. By default, both jdshelp and
       yelp display a collection of most of the installed documents.

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: Opening the gedit Online Help

       example% jds-help 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/jds-help       Executable for jds-help application

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.

       jdshelp(1), yelp(1), gnome-std-options(5)

NOTES

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

SunOS 5.10							    14 Oct 2004 						       jds-help(1)