Help
Provides online information about system commands (that is, non-network commands). Used without parameters, help lists and briefly describes every system command.
Syntax
{help [command]|[command]/?}
Parameters
command : Specifies the name of the command about which you want information.
Remarks
| • | There are two ways to get online Help for a command. You can type help command, or you can type command /?. /? is slightly faster. |
| • | For information about network commands, click net help in Related Topics. |
Examples
To see information about the xcopy command, type either of the following:
help xcopy
xcopy /?
Formatting legend
| Format | Meaning |
Italic | Information that the user must supply |
Bold | Elements that the user must type exactly as shown |
Ellipsis (...) | Parameter that can be repeated several times in a command line |
Between brackets ([]) | Optional items |
Between braces ({}); choices separated by pipe (|). Example: {even|odd} | Set of choices from which the user must choose only one |
Courier font | Code or program output |