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 |