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1=head1 NAME
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3fs_help - Displays help for fs commands
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5=head1 SYNOPSIS
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7=for html
8<div class="synopsis">
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10B<fs help> S<<< [B<-topic> <I<help string>>+] >>> [B<-help>]
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12B<fs h> S<<< [B<-t> <I<help string>>+] >>> [B<-h>]
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14=for html
15</div>
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17=head1 DESCRIPTION
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19The B<fs help> command displays the complete online help entry (short
20description and syntax statement) for each command operation code
21specified by the B<-topic> argument. If the B<-topic> argument is omitted,
22the output includes the first line (name and short description) of the
23online help entry for every B<fs> command.
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25To display every B<fs> command whose name or short description includes a
26specified keyword, use the B<fs apropos> command.
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28=head1 OPTIONS
29
30=over 4
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32=item B<-topic> <I<help string>>+
33
34Indicates each command for which to display the complete online help
35entry. Omit the B<fs> part of the command name, providing only the
36operation code (for example, specify C<setacl>, not C<fs setacl>). If this
37argument is omitted, the output briefly describes every B<fs> command.
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39=item B<-help>
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41Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options are
42ignored.
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44=back
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46=head1 OUTPUT
47
48The online help entry for each fs command consists of the following two or
49three lines:
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51=over 4
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53=item *
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55The first line names the command and briefly describes its function.
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57=item *
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59The second line lists aliases for the command, if any.
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61=item *
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63The final line, which begins with the string C<Usage>, lists the command's
64options in the prescribed order. Online help entries use the same symbols
65(for example, brackets) as the reference pages in this document.
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67=back
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69=head1 EXAMPLES
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71The following command displays the online help entry for the B<fs setacl>
72command:
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74 % fs help setacl
75 fs setacl: set access control list
76 aliases: sa
77 Usage: fs setacl -dir <directory>+
78 -acl <access list entries>+ [-clear] [-negative] [-help]
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80=head1 PRIVILEGE REQUIRED
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82None
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84=head1 SEE ALSO
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86L<fs(1)>,
87L<fs_apropos(1)>
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89=head1 COPYRIGHT
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91IBM Corporation 2000. <http://www.ibm.com/> All Rights Reserved.
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93This documentation is covered by the IBM Public License Version 1.0. It was
94converted from HTML to POD by software written by Chas Williams and Russ
95Allbery, based on work by Alf Wachsmann and Elizabeth Cassell.