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1 =head1 NAME
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3 fs_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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10 B<fs help> S<<< [B<-topic> <I<help string>>+] >>> [B<-help>]
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12 B<fs h> S<<< [B<-t> <I<help string>>+] >>> [B<-h>]
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14 =for html
15 </div>
16
17 =head1 DESCRIPTION
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19 The B<fs help> command displays the complete online help entry (short
20 description and syntax statement) for each command operation code
21 specified by the B<-topic> argument. If the B<-topic> argument is omitted,
22 the output includes the first line (name and short description) of the
23 online help entry for every B<fs> command.
24
25 To display every B<fs> command whose name or short description includes a
26 specified 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
34 Indicates each command for which to display the complete online help
35 entry. Omit the B<fs> part of the command name, providing only the
36 operation code (for example, specify C<setacl>, not C<fs setacl>). If this
37 argument is omitted, the output briefly describes every B<fs> command.
38
39 =item B<-help>
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41 Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options are
42 ignored.
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44 =back
45
46 =head1 OUTPUT
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48 The online help entry for each fs command consists of the following two or
49 three lines:
50
51 =over 4
52
53 =item *
54
55 The first line names the command and briefly describes its function.
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57 =item *
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59 The second line lists aliases for the command, if any.
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61 =item *
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63 The final line, which begins with the string C<Usage>, lists the command's
64 options in the prescribed order. Online help entries use the same symbols
65 (for example, brackets) as the reference pages in this document.
66
67 =back
68
69 =head1 EXAMPLES
70
71 The following command displays the online help entry for the B<fs setacl>
72 command:
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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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82 None
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84 =head1 SEE ALSO
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86 L<fs(1)>,
87 L<fs_apropos(1)>
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89 =head1 COPYRIGHT
90
91 IBM Corporation 2000. <http://www.ibm.com/> All Rights Reserved.
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93 This documentation is covered by the IBM Public License Version 1.0. It was
94 converted from HTML to POD by software written by Chas Williams and Russ
95 Allbery, based on work by Alf Wachsmann and Elizabeth Cassell.