.. index:: help
.. _help:

Help (Won't you please help me if you can)
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**help** [*command* [*subcommand*]|*expression*]

Without argument, print the list of available debugger commands.

When an argument is given, it is first checked to see if it is command
name.

Some commands like `info`, `set`, and `show` can accept an
additional subcommand to give help just about that particular
subcommand. For example `help info line` give help about the
info line command.

.. seealso::

   :ref:`examine <examine>` and :ref:`whatis <whatis>`.