help

Use the help (or man) command to display help information for system commands.

Syntax

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Parameters

command_name
(Optional) Indicates the command name.

Description

Use this command to display help information for system commands. If you specify a command name using command_name, the complete help file text for the command is displayed. If you do not specify a command name, a comprehensive list of all commands is displayed (with one brief descriptive line).

An invocation example

help

The resulting output:

addhostiogrp - Maps I/O groups to a host object.
addhostport - Adds worldwide port names (WWPNs) or iSCSI names to a host object.
addmdisk - Adds managed disks to a storage pool.
addnode - Adds a new (candidate) node canister to an existing system.
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