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MSGHLP(1)               COMMAND REFERENCE               MSGHLP(1)



NAME
     msghlp, sccshelp - ask for help about error messages

SYNOPSIS
     msghlp args
     sccshelp args

DESCRIPTION
     Msghlp finds information to explain a message from a command
     or explain the use of a command.  One or more arguments may
     be supplied.

     The arguments may be either message numbers (which normally
     appear in parentheses following messages) or command names,
     or one of the following types:

          type 1 Begins with non-numerics, ends in numerics.  The
                 non-numeric prefix is usually an abbreviation
                 for the program or set of routines which
                 produced the message (e.g., sys13, for message
                 13 from the sys command).  The file
                 /usr/lib/errtags/helploc will be checked for a
                 file corresponding to the non numeric prefix.
                 That file will then be searched for the message.
                 If /usr/lib/errtags/helploc does not exist or
                 the prefix is not found there the search will be
                 attempted on /usr/lib/errtags/<non-numeric
                 prefix>, (e.g, /usr/lib/errtags/zz ), with the
                 search key being <remainder of arg>, (e.g., 32).

          type 2 Does not contain numerics (as a command, such as
                 get) The file /usr/lib/errtags/cmds is searched,
                 with the search key being the whole argument.

          type 3 Is all numeric (e.g., 212), or if the file as
                 determined above does not exist, the search will
                 be attempted on /usr/lib/errtags/default with
                 the search key being the entire argument.

     The response of the program will be the explanatory
     information related to the argument, if there is any.

FILES
     /usr/lib/errtags directory containing files of message text.

     /usr/lib/errtags/<non-numeric prefix>
                      the file searched if the message is not
                      found in /usr/lib/errtags/helploc.

     /usr/lib/errtags/default
                      the file searched if the argument is all
                      numeric.



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MSGHLP(1)               COMMAND REFERENCE               MSGHLP(1)



     /usr/lib/errtags/helploc
                      the file searched if the argument has a
                      non-numeric prefix.

     /usr/lib/errtags/cmds
                      contains the syntax lines for the commands.

RETURN VALUE
     [NO_ERRS]      Command completed without error.

     [USAGE]        Incorrect command line syntax. Execution
                    terminated.

SEE ALSO
     sccshelp(1sccs), ERROR(3c), and errtag(5).








































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%%index%%
na:288,104;
sy:392,266;
de:658,2239;
fi:2897,574;3831,303;
rv:4134,271;
se:4405,218;
%%index%%000000000118

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