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1=head1 NAME
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3kas_help - Displays help for kas commands
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5=head1 SYNOPSIS
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7=for html
8<div class="synopsis">
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10B<kas help> S<<< [B<-topic> <I<help string>>+] >>> [B<-help>]
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12B<kas 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<kas 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<kas> command.
24
25To list every kas command whose name or short description includes a
26specified keyword, use the B<kas apropos> command.
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28=head1 OPTIONS
29
30=over 4
31
32=item B<-topic> <I<help string>>+
33
34Indicates each command for which to display the complete online help
35entry. Omit the B<kas> part of the command name, providing only the
36operation code (for example, specify B<setpassword>, not B<kas
37setpassword>). If this argument is omitted, the output briefly describes
38every B<kas> command.
39
40=item B<-help>
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42Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options are
43ignored.
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45=back
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47=head1 OUTPUT
48
49The online help entry for each B<kas> command consists of the following
50two or three lines:
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52=over 4
53
54=item *
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56The first line names the command and briefly describes its function.
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58=item *
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60The second line lists aliases for the command, if any.
61
62=item *
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64The final line, which begins with the string C<Usage>, lists the command's
65options in the prescribed order. Online help entries use the same symbols
66(for example, brackets) as the reference pages in this document.
67
68=back
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70=head1 EXAMPLES
71
72The following command displays the online help entry for the B<kas
73setpassword> command:
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75 % kas help setpassword
76 kas setpassword: set a user's password
77 aliases: sp
78 Usage: kas setpassword -name <name of user>
79 [-new_password <new password>] [-kvno <key version number>]
80 [-admin_username <admin principal to use for authentication>]
81 [-password_for_admin <password>] [-cell <cell name>]
82 [-servers <explicit list of authentication servers>+] [-help]
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84=head1 PRIVILEGE REQUIRED
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86None, and no password is required.
87
88=head1 SEE ALSO
89
90L<kas(8)>,
91L<kas_apropos(8)>
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93=head1 COPYRIGHT
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95IBM Corporation 2000. <http://www.ibm.com/> All Rights Reserved.
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97This documentation is covered by the IBM Public License Version 1.0. It was
98converted from HTML to POD by software written by Chas Williams and Russ
99Allbery, based on work by Alf Wachsmann and Elizabeth Cassell.