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HELP - get online help
Usage: HELP [command or topic]
or: HELP SET [variable]
or: HELP [READ-MODE or SEND-MODE] [command or topic]
Typing HELP will show you help about a command, topic or variable.
The help screens for commands look like this one. The first line has the
name of the command and a short definition of what it does. Under that, a
line starting "Usage" shows what else may be specified with the command;
anything in square brackets [] is optional.
Examples:
MM>help #general help
MM>help headers #help about the command HEADERS
MM>help addressing #help about the topic of addressing
MM>help set append-signature #help about the variable APPEND-SIGNATURE
MM>help send-mode erase #help about the Send Mode command ERASE
MM>help ? #what help is available
Note that HELP at the MM> prompt is for commands you could use at the MM>
prompt. HELP in Read Mode (Read> prompt) and Send Mode (Send> prompt)
is different.
Another form of help is provided by the question mark:
Examples:
MM>? #what commands are available
MM>re? #what commands are available starting "re"
MM>read ? #what further can be typed after "read"
Note that "help ?" is a version of the last use of "?". It shows what you
can type after the command HELP--that is, what help can you get.
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