Microsoft DOS help command
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About help
Availability
Syntax
Examples
About help
Help is used to access the information and help file from a MS-DOS prompt.
MS-DOS 5.x uses help.exe.
MS-DOS 6.x uses help.com.
Microsoft Windows 2000 uses help.exe
Microsoft Windows XP uses help.exe
For quick reference help with MS-DOS commands in any of the versions of MS-DOS or Windows, you can also use the -help or /? after a command; for example:
dir -help
or
dir /?
Availability
The help command is an external command and is available in the below Microsoft operating systems.
MS-DOS 5.0 and above
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Syntax
Microsoft Windows 95, 98, ME syntax
Starts MS-DOS Help on MS-DOS commands.
HELP [/B] [/G] [/H] [/NOHI] [topic]
| /B |
Allows use of a monochrome monitor with a color graphics card. |
| /G |
Provides the fastest update of a CGA screen. |
| /H |
Displays the maximum number of lines possible for your hardware. |
| /NOHI |
Allows the use of a monitor without high-intensity support. |
| [topic] |
Specifies the help topic to view. |
Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP syntax
Provides help information for Windows 2000 commands.
HELP [command]
command - displays help information on that command.
Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP recovery console syntax
Displays information about commands supported by the Recovery Console.
help [command]
command Any Recovery Console command.
If command is not specified, all of the commands supported by the Recovery Console are listed. The command parameter is used to see the help for a specific command.
Examples
help
Displays the available commands that help is capable of displaying help for. Typing help command, where command is the command you want help for, is the same as typing command /?.
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