answerbook2(1)

NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | USAGE | ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES | ATTRIBUTES | SEE ALSO | NOTES

NAME

answerbook2- online documentation system

SYNOPSIS

/usr/dt/bin/answerbook2 [-h]

DESCRIPTION

The answerbook2 utility brings up the default web browser and shows any online documentation installed in the default AnswerBook2 server. If an AnswerBook2 server has not been defined, answerbook2 checks if there is one running on the user's machine. If so, it displays that server's information.

To define a default AnswerBook2 server, use the environment variable, AB2_DEFAULTSERVER.

This functionality is also accessible through the AnswerBook2 option on the CDE front panel Help menu.

OPTIONS

The following option is supported:

-h

Displays a usage statement.

USAGE

At startup time, answerbook2 starts up the default web browser (for example, HotJava or Netscape) and displays the URL specified for the default AnswerBook2 server. If no default AnswerBook2 server is defined, it looks for http://localhost:8888.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

AB2_DEFAULTSERVER

Fully-qualified URL that identifies the default AnswerBook2 server to use. For example: http://imaserver.eng.sun.com:8888/

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Availability	SUNWab2m

SEE ALSO

ab2admin(1M), ab2cd(1M), attributes(5)

NOTES

Use the online Help system to find out more about the AnswerBook2 product, once the web browser is opened and the AnswerBook2 library can be viewed.

SunOS 5.8  Last Revised 24 Feb 1998

NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | USAGE | ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES | ATTRIBUTES | SEE ALSO | NOTES