name help

name help [operation | -verbose]

Options

-verbose
Used with the help operation, displays information about the name object.

Description
Used without an argument or option, the name help command returns brief information about each name operation. The optional operation argument is the name of an operation (compare, expand, parse, help, and operations) about which you want detailed information. Alternatively, you can use the -verbose option for more detailed information about the name object itself.

Privileges Required
No special privileges are needed to use the name help command.

Examples

dcecp> name help
compare Compares two names syntactically.
expand Returns the canonical form of a name.
get Gets host name from a partial or full string binding.
parse Parses name into cell name and residual name.
help Prints a summary of command-line options.
operations Returns a list of the valid operations for this command.
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