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Operating system: Linux: Shell: Command line: Help: What is the content of the command line 'help'?

Nov 23rd, 2003 17:32
Knud van Eeden,

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--- Knud van Eeden --- 24 November 2003 - 02:29 am -------------------

Operating system: Linux: Shell: Command line: Help: What is the 
content of the command line 'help'?

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Steps: Overview:

 1. -Open a console

 2. -Type on the command line

      help

 3. -That will e.g. show the following information

GNU bash, version 1.14.7(1)

Shell commands that are defined internally.  Type `help' to see this 
list.
Type `help name' to find out more about the function `name'.
Use `info bash' to find out more about the shell in general.

A star (*) next to a name means that the command is disabled.

%[DIGITS | WORD] [&]
. filename
:
[ arg... ]
alias [ name[=value] ... ]
bg [job_spec]
bind [-lvd] [-m keymap] [-f filena
break [n]
builtin [shell-builtin [arg ...]]
case WORD in [PATTERN [| PATTERN].
cd [dir]
command [-pVv] [command [arg ...]]
continue [n]
declare [-[frxi]] name[=value] ...
dirs [-l]
echo [-neE] [arg ...]
enable [-n] [name ...]
eval [arg ...]
exec [ [-] file [redirection ...]]
exit [n]
export [-n] [-f] [name ...] or exp
fc [-e ename] [-nlr] [first] [last
fg [job_spec]
for NAME [in WORDS ... ;] do COMMA
function NAME { COMMANDS ; } or NA
getopts optstring name [arg]
hash [-r] [name ...]
help [pattern ...]
history [n] [ [-awrn] [filename]]
if COMMANDS; then COMMANDS; [ elif
jobs [-lnp] [jobspec ...] | jobs -
kill [-s sigspec | -sigspec] [pid
let arg [arg ...]
local name[=value] ...
logout
popd [+n | -n]
pushd [dir | +n | -n]
pwd
read [-r] [name ...]
readonly [-n] [-f] [name ...] or r
return [n]
select NAME [in WORDS ... ;] do CO
set [--abefhknotuvxldHCP] [-o opti
shift [n]
source filename
suspend [-f]
test [expr]
times
trap [arg] [signal_spec]
type [-all] [-type | -path] [name
typeset [-[frxi]] name[=value] ...
ulimit [-SHacdfmstpnuv [limit]]
umask [-S] [mode]
unalias [-a] [name ...]
unset [-f] [-v] [name ...]
until COMMANDS; do COMMANDS; done
variables - Some variable names an
wait [n]
while COMMANDS; do COMMANDS; done
{ COMMANDS }

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Internet: see also:

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Operating system: Linux: Command line: Help: Disk: Floppy: How to copy 
the help content to MSDOS?
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/26862/fid/445

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