HELP(1)			 HP-UX 5.0		       HELP(1)

     NAME
	  help - ask for help

     SYNOPSIS
	  help [args]

     HP-UX COMPATIBILITY
	  Level:    HP-UX/STANDARD

	  Origin:   System III

     DESCRIPTION
	  Help finds information to explain a message from  a  command
	  or explain the use of a command.  Zero or more arguments may
	  be supplied.	If no arguments are given,  help  will	prompt
	  for one.

	  The arguments may be either message numbers (which  normally
	  appear  in parentheses following messages) or command names,
	  of one of the following types:

		    type 1    Begins  with   non-numerics,   ends   in
			      numerics.	  The  non-numeric  prefix  is
			      usually an abbreviation for the  program
			      or  set  of  routines which produced the
			      message (e.g., ge5, for message  5  from
			      the get command).

		    type 2    Does not contain numerics (as a command,
			      such as get)

		    type 3    Is all numeric (e.g., 26)

	  The  response	 of  the  program  will	 be  the   explanatory
	  information related to the argument, if there is any.

	  When all else fails, try ``help stuck''.

     FILES
	  /usr/lib/help	      directory containing  files  of  message
			      text.

	  /usr/lib/help/helploc	   file containing locations  of  help
				   files not in /usr/lib/help.

     DIAGNOSTICS
	  Use help(1) for explanations.

     BUGS
	  Only SCCS and a very few other commands currently use help.