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dfsgw help

Purpose

Shows syntax of specified dfsgw commands or lists functional descriptions of
all dfsgw commands

Synopsis

dfsgw help [-topic string] [-help]

Options

-topic

string

Specifies each command whose syntax is to be displayed. Provide
only the second part of the command name (for example, list, not
dfsgw list

). If this option is omitted, the output provides short

descriptions of all dfsgw commands.

-help

Displays the online help for this command. All other valid options
specified with this option are ignored.

Description

The dfsgw help command displays the first line (name and short description)
of the online help entry for every dfsgw command if the -topic option is not
provided. For each command name specified with the -topic option, the
output lists the entire help entry.

Use the dfsgw apropos command to show each help entry that contains a
specified string.

Privilege Required

No privileges are required.

Output

The online help entry for each dfsgw command consists of the following two
lines:
v The first line names the command and briefly describes its function.
v The second line, which begins with Usage:, lists the command options in

the prescribed order.

Examples

The following command displays the online help entry for the dfsgw list
command:

$ dfsgw help list

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