Open File Manager and change to the directory where the volume.sdl file is located.
Double-click its icon.
The default action displays the file using the Help Viewer.
If the volume.sdl file for the volume you want to display is either in the current directory or has been registered, execute this command:
dthelpview -helpVolume volume.sdl
Or, if the volume.sdl is in another directory (and hasn't been registered), execute this command:
dthelpview -helpVolume /full-path/volume.sdl
The -helpVolume parameter can be shortened to -h in any of these commands.
Suppose you just edited your help volume. First, process it with the HelpTag software:
dthelptag MyVolume
If no errors occurred, you could then display it with this command:
dthelpview -h MyVolume.sdl
During a project, you may want to access the help volume you are developing, but not expose it to all users on your system. For example, suppose your working directory is /projects/help and your help volume is named Myvolume.
First, create the personal help directory in your home directory where you can register the volume:
mkdir -p $HOME/.dt/help/C
Now create a symbolic link to the Myvolume.sdl file (which is created by the HelpTag software):
ln -s /projects/help/Myvolume.sdl $HOME/.dt/help/C/Myvolume.sdl
You can now display the volume with the following command (regardless of your current directory) because the.dt/help/C directory within your home directory is one of the first places the Help System looks for help volumes.
dthelpview -helpVolume Myvolume