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== Multiply Expanded Help Facility == | == Multiply Expanded Help Facility == | ||
* | * 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 ofEnter
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.
- Pressing
- Pressing
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
.