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5.2.3 Commands and Functions for Online Help
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***** NOT YET UPDATED TO CoCoA-5: follow with care *****
The following are commands and functions for CoCoA online help:
Describe
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information about an expression
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functions
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list the functions of a package
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H.Browse
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browse the online help system
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H.Commands
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list commands according to type
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H.Man
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search online help system
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H.OutCommands
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print command descriptions to a file
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H.OutManual
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print the online manual to a file
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H.Syntax
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display the syntax of a command
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H.Toc
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display the Table Of Contents of the online manual
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H.Tutorial
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run the CoCoA tutorial
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Man
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search online help system
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starting
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list functions starting with a given string
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For details look up each item by name. Online, try
?ItemName
or
H.Syntax("ItemName")
. A good place to start is
with the command,
?
, itself. To see more information about
?
,
enter
? ?
(with a space between the two question marks)