NeXtMidas has an enormous amount of on-line help, ranging from descriptions of commands to on-line documentation for internal library routines.
At this moment, you are using the on-line help system that provides an overview of NeXtMidas concepts and capabilities. It is a great source of information to use before or after installing NeXtMidas on your system.
After NeXtMidas is installed, these commands quickly provide explanations of concepts or commands: MENU, EXPLAIN, DEFAULT, HELP, HELP/GUI.
MENU
provides an up-to-date list of all NeXtMidas commands available for execution.
EXPLAIN
<
command>
always gives the most detailed description about the calling sequence and
performance of a specified command.
DEFAULT
<
command>
lists default values for <command
>
HELP
shows
list of HELP categories
HELP
<
category>
lists routines, switches, or qualifiers in <category>
HELP
<
routine>
gives on-line documentation for <routine>
HELP/GUI
is a graphic interface to EXPLAIN and HELP. The HELP/GUI is a simple
way for beginners to learn their way around NeXtMidas. It is also helpful to
Midas veterans who want to look up a detail or two without interrupting their
current session.
This example brings up an interactive menu for browsing
through NeXtMidas concepts. Type HELP
at the NeXtMidas prompt:
nM>help