1 HELP
The HELP command gives you interactive access to an extensive library of
information about VMS system commands.  The HELP command may be used to
access both user and installation provided help libraries. 

	The following HELP topics are particularly useful:

HELP Instructions    Usage of the HELP command
HELP Lexical         Useful DCL symbolic functions
HELP RTL             RunTime Library, routines to provide system 
                       information, math functions, string functions
HELP Hints           Summary of available DCL commands
HELP SET             Set various file, terminal, device characteristics
HELP SHOW            Show device, terminal, file, system information
HELP Specify         Format for various types of command parameters, such
	               as Filespec, Time, or Protection.

The HELP for DCL commands usually includes, in addition to the specific
command parameters and qualifiers, two standard subtopic names:
Parameters, to describe specification of command parameters, and
Qualifiers or Command_qualifiers, to describe all available command
qualifiers. 

See the Librarian section of the VAX-11 Utilities Reference Manual for
information on how to create and use your own help libraries. You may
make a HELP library available through an interactive program by using
the LBR$OUTPUT_HELP subroutine, as described in the Utilities Reference
Manual. 

The VMSCAI on-line instruction program provides a useful introduction to
the VMS operating system, when run from a VT-100 compatible terminal. 

