Help command :
On Unix-like operating system shells, the help command displays information about builtin commands.
Help displays brief summaries of shell built-in commands. If PATTERN is specified, gives detailed help on all commands matching PATTERN, otherwise the list of help topics is printed.
Syntax
help [-dms] [PATTERN …]
Options
- d – Output short description for each topic.
Example : $help -d help help - Display information about builtin commands.
- m – Display usage in pseudo-manpage format.
// using help with -m $help -m help NAME help - Display information about builtin commands. SYNOPSIS help [-dms] [pattern ...] DESCRIPTION Display information about built-in commands.
- s – Output only a short usage synopsis for each topic matching.
// using help with -s $help -s help help: help [-dms] [pattern ...]