help Command Get selang Help

Valid in all environments
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Valid in all environments
The help command displays selang syntax in several ways:
  • Used without parameters, it displays a list of the selang commands, with a brief explanation of each.
  • Used with a selang command name, it displays the syntax of the given command.
  • Used with the access parameter, it displays a list of values for the access parameter of the authorize command and the defaccess parameter of the new*, ch*, and edit* commands.
  • Used with the lineedit parameter, it displays a list of special characters for selang command line manipulations.
To display the help text for a command typed in the command line without deleting the text in the command line, type Ctrl+2.
{help|h} [commandName|access|lineedit|className|properties|privilege]
  • access
    Requests a class-by-class list of the access types that the access and defaccess parameters can specify.
  • className
    Requests a short description of the specified class.
  • command
    -
    name
    Requests the syntax for the specified command.
  • lineedit
    Requests a list of special characters for selang command line manipulations.
  • properties
    (AC environment) Requests information on how to update user-defined properties.
  • privilege
    (Windows environment) Requests a list of possible Windows privileges for the ch[x]grp, ch[x]usr, edit[x]grp, and edit[x]usr commands.