help 

Use

You display a list of all the DBM commands. By specifying options, you can limit the display of this list.

You receive a description of the syntax for entering DBM commands, information on the optional and/or required DBM options as well as information on whether the execution of the DBM commands requires a database or service session.

For obsolete commands, references to the new names of the commands are given.

Reply lines with more than 80 characters are split.

Prerequisites

You do not need to log on to the Database Manager as an operator to execute this DBM command.

Syntax

help [<option>]

<option>::= <string> | <fuzzy_option> | <obsolete_option>

<fuzzy_option>:: = –k <string>

<obsolete_option>:: = -obsolete [<string>]

Options

Option	Description
<string>	Character string Only those current DBM commands are displayed which start with the specified character string.
-k <string>	Error-tolerant search for a character string in the DBM command
-obsolete [<string>]	Only obsolete DBM commands are displayed. The system displays a reference to the current name for each of these commands. If you specify a character string, the display is limited to those obsolete commands that contained this character string. If you do not specify a character string, all obsolete DBM commands are displayed.

Reply

OK

<dbm_command> <description>

<dbm_command> <description>

...

Values for the Reply Fields

Field	Description
<dbm_command>	DBM command
<description>	Description of the DBM command, the possible options and their use For obsolete commands the command that is currently valid is output

 

In the event of errors, see Reply Format.

Examples

Calling the Database Manager CLI, displaying all the valid DBM commands:

dbmcli help

OK

apropos                  <command_name_part>

archive_stage            <medium> <stage> [verify|noverify] [remove|keep]

                         [FileNumberList <list>]

archive_stage            <medium> <stage> [verify|noverify] [remove|keep]

auto_extend              <mode> [<percentage>]

autolog_cancel

autolog_off

autolog_on        <medium>

autolog_show

autorecover              [LOG] [UNTIL <date> <time>] [ ( KEY <key> LABEL

                         <label> ) | ( IBID <internal_backup_ID> ) ]

auto_update_statistics <mode>

 

backup_cancel                                        (needs backup session)

backup_ext_ids_forget

...

...

 

Calling the Database Manager CLI, displaying all the DBM commands that contain the character string shm :

>dbmcli help –k shm

OK

dbm_shm_info

dbm_shm_reset

dbm_shm_unlock

 

Calling the Database Manager CLI, displaying all obsolete DBM commands that contain the character string recover:

>dbmcli help –obsolete recover

OK

recover_devspace         (obsolete version of recover_volume)