:Info: help_responses: hr: 07/15/88 help_responses, hr List of help responses: brief, bf prints a summary of a command, active function or subroutine info. control_arg STR, ca STR prints descriptions of control args whose names contain STR. entry_point {EP_NAME}, ep {EP_NAME} skips to the description of subroutine entry point EP_NAME. header, he prints a long heading line for the current info seg. list_entry_points, lep lists the entry points in a subroutine info segment. list_requests, lr prints a brief description of selected help responses. no, n exits from the current info seg. quit, q causes the help command to return. rest prints the rest of the requested information. search {STRs}, srh {STRs} skips to the next paragraph containing STRs. section {STRs}, scn {STRs} skips to the next section whose title contains STRs. skip, s skips the next paragraph and asks whether the user wants to see the paragraph following it. title lists titles and line counts of all sections remaining in the current info seg. top, t skips to the beginning of the info seg, prints the heading line, and asks whether the user wants to see the first section. yes, y prints the next paragraph of information, then asks whether the user wants more help. ? prints a list of available responses. . prints "help" to identify the current interactive environment. .. command_line passes the remainder of the response to the Multics command processor as a command line. :Info: brief: bf: 02/24/87 Response: brief, bf Syntax: bf Function: prints a summary of a command, active function or subroutine info seg, including Syntax section and a list of control arguments, then repeats the previous question. :Info: control_arg: ca: 02/24/87 Response: control_arg, ca Syntax: ca STR Function: prints descriptions of control (or other) arguments whose names contain STR, then repeats the previous question. :Info: entry_point: ep: 02/24/87 Response: entry_point, ep Syntax: ep {EP_NAME} Function: skips to the description of subroutine entry point. Arguments: EP_NAME is the subroutine entry point whose description is printed. It can be specified as entry_point_name or subroutine_$entry_point_name. If EP_NAME is omitted, help skips to the description of the subroutine_$subroutine_ entry point, if one exists. :Info: header: he: 02/24/87 Response: header, he Syntax: he Function: prints a long heading line to identify the current info seg. The line consists of the pathname of the info seg, heading, and line count. :Info: list_entry_points: lep: 02/24/87 Response: list_entry_points, lep Syntax: lep Function: lists the entry points in a subroutine info segment. :Info: list_requests: lr: 08/08/88 Response: list_requests, lr Syntax: lr {response_names} Function: describes the responses the user can give to queries asked by the help command. Arguments: response_names are the names of one or more responses. If the user gives a response name, that response is described in detail. If no response names are given, then a list of responses is printed with a brief description of each. The star convention is accepted. :Info: no: n: 02/24/87 Response: no, n Syntax: n Function: exits from the current info seg, and begins printing the next info seg selected by info_names given in the help command. Returns from the help command if all selected info segs have been printed. :Info: quit: q: 02/24/87 Response: quit, q Syntax: q Function: causes the help command to return without printing the remaining info segs selected by the info_names. :Info: rest: r: 06/22/88 Response: rest, r Syntax: r {-control_arg} Function: prints the rest of the requested information. Control arguments: -all_entrypoints, -aep help prints descriptions of the remaining subroutine entry points in the info segment. -entrypoint, -ep help prints the rest of the description for the current info segment, or for the current subroutine entry point in the info segment. If other subroutine entry point descriptions follow the current entry point, help asks whether the user wants to see the next entry point description. (default) -section, -scn help prints the rest of the current section without questions. It then asks whether the user wants to see the next section. :Info: search: srh: 07/15/88 Response: search, srh Syntax: srh {STRs} {-control_args} Function: looks for a section title or paragraph containing a match for user-specified search strings. Arguments: STRs are one or more strings to search for. The next paragraph whose text (including section title) contains a match for all of the string is printed. If no STRs are given, help uses the search strings from the previous search response, or from the -search control argument if no previous search response was given. Control arguments: -case_sensitive, -cs searches for paragraphs which match the case of the search strings given in the search response. -non_case_sensitive, -ncs ignores the case of letters in the search strings when looking for matching paragraphs. (default) -top, -t begins searching from the top of the info segment or current subroutine entry point description. The default is to search forward from the current position. :Info: section: scn: 07/15/88 Response: section, scn Syntax: scn {STRs} {-control_args} Function: looks for a section title containing a match for user-specified search strings. Arguments: STRs are one or more strings to search for. The next section whose title contains a match for all of the string is printed. If no STRs are given, help uses the search strings from the previous section response, or from the -section control argument if no previous section response was given. Control arguments: -case_sensitive, -cs searches for section titles which match the case of the search strings given in the section response. -non_case_sensitive, -ncs ignores the case of letters in the search strings when looking for matching section titles. (default) -top, -t begins searching from the top of the info segment or current subroutine entry point description. The default is to search forward from the current position. :Info: skip: s: 02/24/87 Response: skip, s Syntax: s {-control_arg} Function: skips the next paragraph and asks whether the user wants to see the paragraph following it. Control arguments: -entrypoint, -ep, -rest, -r help skips the rest of this info segment or subroutine entry point description, and continues with the next info segment or entry point. -section, -scn help skips remaining paragraphs of the current section, and continues with the next section. -seen help skips to the next paragraph that the user has not seen. Notes: One or none of the above control arguments may be given in each skip response. If none are given, help skips the next paragraph and asks the user whether to print the subsequent paragraph. :Info: titles: title: 02/24/87 Response: titles, title Syntax: titles {-control_arg} Function: lists the section titles and line counts for remaining sections in the info segment or subroutine entry point description. Control arguments: -top, -t lists titles from the beginning of the current info segment or subroutine entry point description. :Info: top: t: 02/24/87 Response: top, t Syntax: t Function: skips to the beginning of the info seg, prints the heading line, and asks whether the user wants to see the first section. This is useful if the user wishes to review earlier parts of the info seg, or parts that were skipped over. :Info: yes: y: 02/24/87 Response: yes, y Syntax: y Function: prints the next paragraph of information, then asks whether the user wants more help. :Info: ?: 02/24/87 Response: ? Syntax: ? Function: lists available responses to questions asked by help. :Info: .: 02/24/87 Response: . Syntax: . Function: prints "help" to identify the current interactive environment. :Info: ..: 02/24/87 Response: .. Syntax: .. command_line Function: passes the portion of the response following .. to the Multics command processor as a command line. This allows the user to temporarily escape from help to execute another command. Arguments: command_line is the string which represents the command line to be execute. 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