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== Multiply Expanded Help Facility ==
== Multiply Expanded Help Facility ==
* Pressing <code>F4</code> instead of <code>Enter</code> to send a command opens up a form for completing the command options.
* Press <code>F4</code> instead of <code>Enter</code> to execute a command opens up a form for completing the command options.
** Pressing <code>F4</code> while the cursor is at a specific position opens up another panel with a brief description of available choices.
** Pressing <code>F4</code> while the cursor is at a specific position opens up another panel with a brief description of available choices.
** Pressing <code>F1</code> while the cursor is at a specific position opens up a help text for that particular option.
** Pressing <code>F1</code> while the cursor is at a specific position opens up a help text for that particular option. This also is true for the secondary F4-invoked screen.
*** Pressing <code>F20</code> (<code>Shift-F8</code>) zooms the help text window over the complete screen.
*** Pressing <code>F20</code> (<code>Shift-F8</code>) zooms the help text window over the complete screen.



Revision as of 02:35, 4 March 2019

Some stuff which makes it easier to work directly with commands in CL…

Wildcards

Typing just the first (probably easy guessable) part of a command, followed by an asterisk (*) and pressing Enter makes the system present a list of all available commands with an accompanying short explanation. Type a 1 into the corresponding line and and press Enter to invoke that command.

Multiply Expanded Help Facility

  • Press F4 instead of Enter to execute a command opens up a form for completing the command options.
    • Pressing F4 while the cursor is at a specific position opens up another panel with a brief description of available choices.
    • Pressing F1 while the cursor is at a specific position opens up a help text for that particular option. This also is true for the secondary F4-invoked screen.
      • Pressing F20 (Shift-F8) zooms the help text window over the complete screen.

To learn how the command will be actually called after filling out the corresponding form, press F14 (Shift-F2).

Default options for commands can be changed with chgcmddft.

To learn the keywords along the displayed form, press F11.