Measure Reference Manual

HELP
The HELP command displays quick-reference information about commands, objects, entities, and
error messages.
Syntax
HELP [ / OUT filename / ] [ command-name ]
[ command-name object ]
[ command-name ENTITY ]
[ command-name entity ]
[ object ]
[ entity ]
[ counter ]
[ entity COUNTERS ]
[ error-number ]
[ ABBREVIATIONS ]
[ ALL ]
OUT filename
directs command output to filename. If filename does not exist, MEASCOM creates an
edit file by that name and writes command output to it. If filename does exist, MEASCOM
opens the file and appends command output to it.
After the HELP command executes, MEASCOM resumes writing to the current OUT file (typically,
the terminal).
The OUT option does not affect the contents of the log file.
command-name
provides a brief description of the specified command. (Example: HELP ADD.)
command-name object
shows the complete syntax of the specified command. (Example: HELP ADD MEASUREMENT.)
command-name ENTITY
provides general syntax information for commands in which the object is an entity type.
(Example: HELP ADD ENTITY.)
command-name entity
provides detailed syntax information for the specified entity type. (Example: HELP ADD CPU.)
object
describes the attributes of the specified object, including values for each attribute. (Example:
HELP REPORT.)
entity
provides a brief description of the specified entity type. (Example: HELP CONTROLLER.)
counter
provides a brief description of the specified counter and identifies the entities that use a counter
of this name. (Example: HELP RESPONSE-TIME.)
entity COUNTERS
lists counter values for the specified entity. (Example: HELP CPU COUNTERS.)
error-number
provides cause, result, and recovery information about the specified Measure error message.
(Example: HELP 3100.)
ABBREVIATIONS
lists all Measure keywords (commands, objects, and entities) in alphabetical order. Use this
list to determine the number of characters required to abbreviate a keyword uniquely.
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