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%.COPYRIGHT  (c)  1990 European Southern Observatory
%.IDENT      help.hlq
%.AUTHOR     KB, IPG/ESO
%.KEYWORDS   MIDAS, help files, HELP/
%.PURPOSE    On-line help file for the command: HELP/
%.VERSION    1.0  8-AUG-1989 : Creation, KB
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HELP							8-AUG-1989  KB
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HELP [help_topic]
	display info about help_topic
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Purpose: 
          Display help information.
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Syntax: 
          HELP [help_topic]
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          help_topic = command (a) or command/qualifier (b)
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             (a), all command/qualifier combinations of command are displayed
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             (b), complete information about the specific command/qualifier
                  is displayed
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             if help_topic is omitted, a general help menu is displayed;
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             this is the default
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Note:   
          Commands and qualifiers may be truncated to the significant number of
          characters.
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          To get short info about a specific command, append '??' as first
          parameter to the command.
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          To get all commands beginning with same string, append '?' to the
          string.
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See also:
          detailed description of the help facility in chapter 3 of the
          MIDAS Users Guide, volume A
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          PRINT/HELP, HELP/APPLIC, HELP/CONTRIB, HELP/CL
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          HELP/KEYWORD, HELP/DESCR 
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Examples:
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          HELP LOAD
            Will display all different options (qualifiers) of command LOAD 
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          HELP LOAD/IMAGE
            Will display complete help info about command LOAD/IMAGE
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          LOAD/IMAGE ??
            Will display short help info about LOAD/IMAGE
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          LO?
            Will display all commands beginning with the string LO
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          HELP BYE/
            Will display info about command BYE. Note the way we indicate a
            command/qualifier option, if no qualifier exists.
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