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Help Macros

Help macros can be embedded in help files to control the appearance of text when displayed on a panel. They must start in column 1, and there can be only one macro per line.

You can use the following macros to perform actions:

.AT

Define a display attribute.

.BX

Draw a box around trailing text.

.CE

Center trailing text.

.CH

Center a heading.

.CM

Add a comment.

.CP

Copy a help file.

.CT

Control help.

.DE

Selectively display help text depending on terminal types .

.LI

Selectively display help text depending on licensed features.

.LN

Draw a line across the screen.

.MU

Define a menu line.

.NP

Skip to a new page.

.OP

Selectively display help text depending on the operating system.

.PH

Define a primary heading.

.RA

Remove a display attribute.

.SH

Define a sub heading.

.SP

Skip lines.

.TI

Define the title line.

Note: For full descriptions, see the online help.