HELP subcommand — get information about subcommands

Use the HELP subcommand to obtain information about the function, syntax, and parameters of the IPCS subcommands. If you enter HELP with no parameters, all the IPCS subcommands are listed.

Note: In the IPCS dialog, use only the abbreviated form, H, of this subcommand. See the z/OS MVS IPCS User's Guide for more information.
  • Syntax 
     { HELP|H } [subcommand [ALL | FUNCTION | SYNTAX| &cont;
   OPERANDS[(list)]] ]
  • Parameters
    subcommand
    Specifies the name of the IPCS subcommand about which you want information. If you omit this parameter, the subcommand displays information about all IPCS subcommands.
    ALL
    Specifies that you want all the information available about the specified subcommand.

    If you omit the FUNCTION, SYNTAX, and OPERANDS parameters, ALL provides information about all IPCS subcommands.

    FUNCTION
    Specifies that you want to know more about the purpose and operation of the specified subcommand.
    SYNTAX
    Specifies that you want to know more about the syntax of the specified subcommand.
    OPERANDS[(list)]
    Specifies that you want to know more about the parameters of the specified subcommand. If you specify a list of parameters, HELP displays information about those parameters. If you specify no parameters, HELP displays information about all the parameters of the specified subcommand.
  • Return Codes

    See Standard subcommand return codes for a description of the return codes produced by the HELP subcommand.