Help Command [H/?]
Gives instructions on the use of Qedit. Everything in the Qedit User Manual is also in the Help command. “?” means the same as Help.
HELP[ command [ ,keyword ] ]
[ TERMS [ ,word] ]
[ INTRO ]
[ NEWS ]
(Default: browse through the entire help file)
(Q = Quick Reference Guide “Quick Help”)
The parameters have the following meaning:
command explains command; lists subsidiary keywords to select.
command,keyword finds keyword under command.
command,@ prints everything about the command.
TERMS [,word] explains word (see “Glossary“).
INTRO explains how to apply Qedit to typical problems.
NEWS shows any new features in Qedit.
Examples
/h text {explain the Text command and show sub-keywords} /h text,@ {tell all about Text. Comma is required}
If Help cannot find your specified topic in the Qedit help file, it prints a warning and search the system help file. To get system help directly, put a colon in front of Help (i.e., /:help).
Quick Help – HQ
HQ looks for entries under the keyword Quick in the helpfile. Quick contains the text from the Qedit Quick Reference Guide, offering the experienced user a review of command syntax.
/hq visual {full-screen options} /hq shortcuts {quick list of shortcuts}
Notes
The help file must be on the system for the Help command to work. If the file is missing, Qedit still works fine, but you cannot get any on-line help. The default file name is Qedit.Help.Robelle, but if you move Qedit to another account you should move the help file to that account as well. Within the Help command, use “+” to see what levels exist “beneath” you and “?” for “help on Help”. The help file is organized into levels: to go back to the previous level, press Return instead of entering a keyword. Press F8 to exit the QHELP subsystem completely and return to Qedit. Use the Prev Page (or Page Up) key on your terminal to review help already printed.