There are several different ways to receive help about DFS commands. The following examples summarize the syntax for the different help options:
$ man bak
Displays the reference page for the command suite.
$ man bak_command
Displays the reference page for an individual command. You must use an _ (underscore) to connect the command suite to the command name. Do
not use the underscore when issuing the command in DFS.
$ bak help
Displays a list of commands in a command suite.
$ bak help command
Displays the syntax for a single command.
$ bak apropos -topic string
Displays a short description of any commands that match the specified string.
Consult the dfs_intro(8dfs) reference page for complete information about the DFS help facilities.
Privilege Required
It is recommended that all system administrators using the Backup System be included in the following lists: the admin.bak file on all machines that
house the Backup Database; the admin.fl file on all machines that house the Fileset Location Database (FLDB); and the admin.ft file on all File Server machines. The issuer of a
bak command must be included in the admin.bak list on all machines that house the Backup Database.
Related Information
Commands: bak adddump(8dfs)