Distributed Name Service (DNS) Management Operations Manual

HELP
The DNSCOM Commands
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HELP The HELP command displays the syntax of DNSCOM commands. If you include the
command name and object name in the syntax, DNSCOM responds with the complete
syntax for the specified command and the list of attributes for the specified object
name, including the current settings of the attributes.
HELP [ command name [ object name ] ]
[ symbol name ]
[ error-warning number ]
command name
is the name of a DNSCOM command whose syntax is to be displayed.
object name
is the name of a DNS object type (DNS, ALIAS, ALIASTYPE, and so on).
symbol name
is the name of a parameter used in the description given by the HELP command.
error-warning number
is a valid DNSCOM error or warning message number. This form of the
command causes DNSCOM to display the text of the error or warning message
together with an explanation of the error or warning.
Examples
HELP ADD
HELP ADD ALIAS
HELP 1008
DNSCOM_HELP SHOW
The following forms of the SHOW command are available:
SHOW ALIAS
SHOW ALIASTYPE
SHOW COMPOSITE
SHOW COMPOSITETYPE
SHOW DNS
SHOW DNSDOMAIN
SHOW DNSFILE
SHOW DNSPROCESS
SHOW GROUP
SHOW SS
SHOW SSMANAGER
SHOW SSOBJECT
SHOW SSTYPE