Getting Information about the Arbortext Command Language
The Arbortext Command Language is fully described in the Arbortext Command Language Reference in the Arbortext Editor Help Center. You can also get help on particular ACL commands and functions directly from the Arbortext Editor Command Line. This help gives the syntax for the command or function, a description of what the command does, how to use it, and examples of usage. The help also includes any abbreviations for the command and its options.
To get help for a command:
1. Place your cursor in the Arbortext Editor command line.
2. Type helpcommandname, where commandname is the name of the command for which you want more information.
3. Press ENTER. A Help window appears containing help on that command.
To get help for a set option:
1. Place your cursor in the Arbortext Editor command line.
2. Type help setsetoption, where setoption is the name of the option for which you want more information. For a list of all set options, type help set.
3. Press ENTER. A Help window appears containing help on that option.
To access help for all commands
1. Put your cursor on the command line at the bottom of the screen.
2. Type help commands or press the F1 or HELP key.
A window containing a list of all help commands appears.
3. Double-click on the command name for which you want help. Help for that command appears in the window.
To get help for a function:
1. Place your cursor in the Arbortext Editor command line.
2. Type helpfunctionname(), where functionname is the name of the function for which you want more information.
3. Press ENTER. A Help window appears containing help on that command.
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