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# help

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## Syntax ##

<div class="irssisyntax highlight"><pre style="\-\-cmdlen:4ch"><code><span class="synB">HELP</span> <span class="syn10">[<span class="syn09">&lt;command></span>]</span></code></pre></div>



## Parameters ##

The command to display the documentation for; if no argument is given, the
list of commands will be displayed.

## Description ##

Displays the documentation for the given command.

## Examples ##

    /HELP
    /HELP AWAY
    /HELP CONNECT

## References ##



[https://irssi.org](https://irssi.org)

[https://github.com/irssi](https://github.com/irssi)



## See also ##
[CONNECT](/documentation/help/connect), [MSG](/documentation/help/msg), [NETWORK](/documentation/help/network), [SERVER](/documentation/help/server)

