help

display help on the AccuRev CLI

Usage

accurev help [ -s | -u | -v ] [ <help-category> | <command-name> ]

Description

The help command displays help text for an individual AccuRev CLI command or summary information on a category of commands. For an individual command, the help text is essentially the same as the command’s “reference page” in this manual. The command categories are:

all — list all AccuRev CLI commands, alphabetically
ws — workspace-related commands
vc — basic version-control commands
rpt — reporting commands
resolve — commands for resolving differences between element versions
moving — commands for renaming, moving, or removing elements
security — security-related commands
repl — replication-related commands

Invoking the help command without any arguments displays the category list.

Alternative Method for Invoking Help

For any individual command, you can use the –h option to display the command’s help text. For example, these two commands are equivalent:

accurev keep -h
accurev help keep

Options

–s

For an individual command, display only the command name, summary description, and command syntax.

–u

Same as –s.

–v

For an individual command, display the complete reference page. By default, the DESCRIPTION section is omitted from the display.

Examples

Display a summary of AccuRev’s version-control commands:

> accurev help vc

Display the complete reference page for the diff command:

> accurev help -v diff