search for:

help X -- displays the online documentation for X.
help "Macaulay 2" -- displays the base of the online documentation tree.
help methods X -- displays help messages about the methods usable with things of type X.
help methods res -- displays help messages about the methods usable with the function res.
help methods symbol ** -- displays help messages about the methods usable with the operator **.
help methods (res, X) -- displays help messages about the methods usable with the function res and a thing of class X.
help methods (symbol **, X) -- displays help messages about the methods usable with the operator ** and a thing of class X.
help methods (X, Y) -- displays help messages about the methods usable with a thing of class X and a thing of class Y.

Ways to use help :

search for: