Command Reference2.  FPGA Express Shell Commands             help



_N_A_M_E
          help           Displays quick help for one or more
                         commands.


SYNTAX
          string help [-verbose] _p_a_t_t_e_r_n

          string    _p_a_t_t_e_r_n


ARGUMENTS
          -verbose       Displays options, for example "command
                         -help".


          _p_a_t_t_e_r_n        Displays commands matching pattern.



DESCRIPTION
          The help command is used to get quick help for one or
          more commands or procedures.  This is not the same as
          man which displays reference manual pages for a
          command.  There are many levels of help.

          By typing the help command, commands are listed in
          paragraph format by command group.  There are dedicated
          groups for Builtin commands and Procedures.  Other
          groups are defined by the application.

          List all of the commands in a group by typing the group
          name as the argument to help.  Each command is followed
          by a one-line description of the command.

          You can get a one-line description help for a single
          command by typing help followed by the command name.
          You can specify a wildcard pattern for the name.  For
          example,  all commands containing the string "alias".
          Finally, get syntax help for one or more commands by
          adding the -verbose option.


EXAMPLES
               shell> help
               Procedures:
                ls, sh,

               Builtins:
                alias, append, array, break, catch, cd, close, concat, continue
                ...




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help            2.  FPGA Express Shell Commands Command Reference



               shell> help Procedures
                ls                 # List files
                sh                 # Execute a shell command

               shell> help a*
                alias                # Create a command which expands to words.
                append               # Builtin
                array                # Builtin

               shell> help -verbose source
                source               # Read a file and execute it as a script
                  [-echo]                (Echo all commands)
                  [-verbose]             (Display intermediate results)
                  file_name              (Script file to read)


SEE ALSO
          man(2).





































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