bak help(8dfs)

Shows syntax of specified bak commands or lists functional descriptions of all bak commands

Synopsis

bak help [-topic string...] [-help]

Options

-topic string
Specifies each command whose syntax is to be displayed. Provide only the second part of the command name (for example, dump, not bak dump). If this option is omitted, the output provides a short description of all bak commands.

-help
Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options specified with this option are ignored.

Description
The bak help command displays the first line (name and short description) of the online help entry for every bak command if -topic is not provided. For each command name specified with -topic, the output lists the entire help entry.

Use the bak apropos command to show each help entry containing a specified string.

Privilege Required
No privileges are required.

Output
The online help entry for each bak command consists of the following two lines:

· The first line names the command and briefly describes its function.

· The second line, which begins with Usage:, lists the command options in the prescribed order.

Examples
The following command displays the online help entry for the bak dump command:

$ bak help dump

bak dump: start dump

Usage: bak dump -family <fileset_family_name> -level <dump_level>

[-tcid <tc_number>] [-noaction] [-help]

Related Information
Commands: bak apropos(8dfs)