<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968"><title>ext:*help-message*</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="ecl.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="The ECL manual"><link rel="up" href="ch17s03.html" title="2.3. OS Reference"><link rel="prev" href="ch17s03.html" title="2.3. OS Reference"><link rel="next" href="re06.html" title="ext:*lisp-init-file-list*"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center"><code class="varname">ext:*help-message*</code></th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch17s03.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">2.3. OS Reference</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="re06.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="refentry" title="ext:*help-message*"><a name="ref._help-message_"></a><div class="titlepage"></div><div class="refnamediv"><h2>Name</h2><p><code class="varname">ext:*help-message*</code> — Command line help message</p></div><div class="refsynopsisdiv" title="Variable"><h2>Variable</h2><div class="variablelist"><table border="0"><col align="left" valign="top"><tbody><tr><td><p><span class="term">Type</span></p></td><td><p>A string</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="term">Initial value</span></p></td><td><p><span class="application">ECL</span> help message</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div class="refsect1" title="Description"><a name="id653718"></a><h2>Description</h2><p>This variable contains the help message which is output when <span class="application">ECL</span> is invoked with the <code class="option">--help</code>.</p></div><div class="refsect1" title="Example"><a name="id653736"></a><h2>Example</h2><p>See <a class="xref" href="re09.html" title="ext:process-command-args"><code class="function">ext:process-command-args</code></a>.</p></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch17s03.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="ch17s03.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="re06.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">2.3. OS Reference </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> <code class="varname">ext:*lisp-init-file-list*</code></td></tr></table></div></body></html>
