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diff --git a/man/en/sos-help.1 b/man/en/sos-help.1 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ec7777ac --- /dev/null +++ b/man/en/sos-help.1 @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +.TH SOS HELP 1 "Fri Nov 05 2021" +.SH NAME +sos help - get detailed help information on sos commands and components +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B sos help TOPIC + +.SH DESCRIPTION +\fBsos help\fR is used to retrieve more detailed information on the various SoS +commands and components than is directly available in either other manpages or +--help output. + +This information could for example be investigating a specific plugin to learn more +about its purpose, use case, collections, available plugin options, edge cases, and +more. +.LP +Most aspects of SoS' operation can be investigated this way - the top level functions +such as \fB report, clean,\fR and \fBcollect\fR, as well as constructs that allow those +functions to work; e.g. \fBtransports\fR within \fBsos collect\fR that define how that +function connects to remote nodes. + +.SH REQUIRED ARGUMENTS +.B TOPIC +.TP +The section or topic to retrieve detailed help information for. TOPIC takes the general +form of \fBcommand.component.entity\fR, with \fBcomponent\fR and \fBentity\fR +being optional. +.LP +Top-level \fBcommand\fR help sections will often direct users to \fBcomponent\fR sections +which in turn may point to further \fBentity\fR subsections. + +Some of the more useful or interesting sections are listed below: + + \fBTopic\fR \fBDescription\fR + + \fBreport\fR The \fBsos report\fR command + \fBreport.plugins\fR Information on what report plugins are + \fBreport.plugins.$plugin\fR Information on a specific plugin + \fBclean\fR or \fBmask\fR The \fBsos clean|mask\fR command + \fBcollect\fR The \fBsos collect\fR command + \fBcollect.clusters\fR How \fBcollect\fR enumerates nodes in a cluster + \fBpolicies\fR How SoS behaves on different distributions |