assist(1)                           CLIX                           assist(1)



  NAME

    assist - Provides help with using UNIX system commands

  SYNOPSIS

    assist [name]

    assist [-s]

    assist [-c name]

  FLAGS

    name      Invokes an ASSIST-supported UNIX system command form or walkthru
              for name.

    -c name   Invokes the version of name that is in your current directory.

    -s        Reinvokes the ASSIST setup module and checks or modifies your
              terminal variable; or accesses the introductory information
              about ASSIST.

  DESCRIPTION

    The assist command runs the ASSIST menu interface software for the UNIX
    system.  The ASSIST menus categorize UNIX system commands according to
    function in a hierarchy.  The menus lead to full-screen forms (called
    command forms) that aid in the execution of a syntactically correct UNIX
    system command line.  The menus also lead to interactive simulations of
    UNIX system commands or concepts (called walkthrus).

    If you type assist without flags, you enter at the top of the menu
    interface hierarchy.  New users may wish to use the -s flag to select an
    introductory tutorial explaining how to use the ASSIST software.

    When you invoke assist, you perform operations within the command by using
    assist commands.  To see a list of the assist commands, type <Ctrl-A> or
    press <F8> when you are in assist.  When you do this, a list of the
    commands is displayed on the terminal screen.

  EXAMPLE

    1.  To invoke a particular command form directly:

        assist mkdir

         In this case, mkdir is the desired command form.

  FILES




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  assist(1)                           CLIX                           assist(1)



    $HOME/.assistrc          Information needed by assist (for example, about
                             the terminal you are using)

    /usr/lib/assist          Default directory containing assist command
                             forms, walkthrus, and executable programs

    /usr/lib/readme/assist   Basic information about installing assist and
                             astgen

  NOTES

    The first time you invoke assist it will ignore any flags you give and ask
    for information about the terminal you are using.  Once it has saved this
    information in a file named .assistr in your home directory, it will show
    you a list of basic assist commands and offer you an introduction to
    ASSIST.

  DIAGNOSTICS

    The following messages may be displayed if an error occurs:

    [command] CURRENTLY NOT IMPLEMENTED IN ASSIST
           There is no assist information for the command given as an
           argument.

    assist[14]: /usr/lib/assist/bin/msetup:  not found
           The assist setup file could not be found.  The assist command may
           not be loaded to the system.

  EXIT VALUES

    The command returns a value of 0 if successful.  If unsuccessful, the
    command returns a nonzero value.

  RELATED INFORMATION

    Commands: astgen(1)

    AT&T UNIX System V ASSIST Software User's Guide.















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