Scilab Function

help - on-line help command

### Calling Sequence

  `help word`

### Description

To each documented word corresponds an HTML file usually names `word.html` file. This HTML file comes from the translation of a corresponding XML file. These files are organised within directories (chapters). Each chapter must contain `*.html` files and a `whatis.html` file with one line for each documented word in the chapter. Each line must have the following format :

    <BR><A HREF="word.html">word</A> - quick description

The list of chapter directories is given in a scilab variable `%helps`. `%helps` is a two column matrix of strings. Each line is formed as follow :

    chapter_path    chapter_title

`%helps` default value is set by `scilab.star` file.

### See Also

`apropos` `man`