Pathmaker Reference Manual

HELPUTIL Utility
Utilities
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HELPUTIL Command
Syntax
The HELPUTIL command syntax is as follows:
release-subvol .HELPUTIL
{ EXTRACT help-file [ ! ] }
{ FROM help-db-loc { * }}
{ { req-name }}
{ { ( req-name [, req-name ] ... ) }}
{ }
{ UPDATE help-db-loc FROM help-file }
release-subvol
Specifies the volume and subvolume for this version of the Pathmaker product.
EXTRACT help-file [ ! ]
FROM help-db-loc { * }}
{ req-name }}
{ ( req-name [, req-name ] ... ) }
Extracts the help text from the key-sequenced help database files, and places the
text into an EDIT file
help-file [ ! ]
Specifies the EDIT file where the extracted help will be placed. Must be a
valid file name.
The exclamation point (!) option purges the previous version of the EDIT file.
If you omit the exclamation point and the file exists, HELPUTIL EXTRACT
appends the help text to the end of the file.
If the file does not exist, EXTRACT creates it.
help-db-loc
Specifies the volume and subvolume of the help database from which to
extract help text. Must be a valid volume and subvolume.
*
Wildcard that specifies all requesters in the project, if used instead of a
requester name or list of requesters. Extracts all help text for every requester
in the help database—the entire project. The execution of this command can
be time-consuming.