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Gcrane / Display General Help

Display General Help

Provides a general help overview showcasing available commands and usage.

$
Terminal
gcrane help -h

When To Use

When first installing the tool and checking for command availability.

Pro Tip

Check for deprecated commands by examining version history; you may use '--version' to identify current implementation.

Anatomy of Output

Understanding the result

Usage: gcrane [COMMAND] [flags] Format

Shows the general command format.

Available Commands: help, ls, gc Command List

Indicates available operations for use.

Run 'gcrane help <command>' for details Usage Guidance

Informs user how to get additional information.

Power User Variants

Optimized versions

gcrane help ls

Retrieve help documentation for the 'ls' command.

gcrane help gc

Get help for the garbage collection command.

Troubleshooting

Common pitfalls

Error: no help topics match 'invalid'.

Solution: Use 'gcrane help' to get a complete list of help topics.

Error: unknown flag: '--wrongflag'.

Solution: Verify command for valid flags; use 'gcrane help' for guidance.

Error: less than two arguments provided.

Solution: Ensure at least one command is specified after 'gcrane'.

Command Breakdown

What each part is doing

gcrane
Base Command
The executable that performs this operation. Here it runs Gcrane before the shell applies any redirect operators.
-h
h| help
The value supplied for h| help.
-h
Command Option
Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.

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