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NAME
     sccshelp, msghlp - ask for help about error messages

SYNOPSIS
     sccshelp args
     msghlp args

DESCRIPTION
     Sccshelp 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 nonnumerics, ends in numerics.  The
                 nonnumeric prefix is usually an abbreviation for
                 the program or set of routines which produced
                 the message (for example, sys13, for message 13
                 from the sys command).  The file
                 /usr/lib/errtags/helploc will be checked for a
                 file corresponding to the nonnumeric 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>, (for example, /usr/lib/errtags/zz),
                 with the search key being <remainder of arg>
                 (for example, 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 (for example, 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.

EXAMPLES
     This request is of type 2 described above.  Sccshelp will
     search the file /usr/lib/errtags/cmds to find information
     that will explain the command ident:

          sccshelp ident





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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.

     /usr/lib/errtags/helploc
        The file searched if the argument has a nonnumeric
        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
     msghlp(1), ERROR(3c), and errtag(5).





























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