Getting Help for Commands

To display information about any TSO/E command and about some of the command's messages, use the HELP command.

By using the HELP command with its operands, you can request that the system display:

A list of all IBM-supported TSO/E commands in the system, along with an explanation of each
Information about a particular command, such as:
- The function and operation of a command
- The operands used with a command.
The syntax for issuing a command
More information associated with messages that result from executing the VSBASIC, TRANSMIT, RECEIVE, or MVSSERV commands.

The EDIT, TEST, and OUTPUT commands have a HELP subcommand. This subcommand acts similarly to and uses similar syntax as the TSO/E HELP command. When using the HELP subcommand, follow the instructions for the HELP command, but substitute the subcommand names.