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Add documentation for the help() built-in; contributed by Ka-Ping Yee. This is part of SF patch #494622.
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1 \chapter{Optional Operating System Services}
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4 The modules described in this chapter provide interfaces to operating
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5 system features that are available on selected operating systems only.
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6 The interfaces are generally modeled after the \UNIX{} or \C{}
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7 interfaces but they are available on some other systems as well
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8 (e.g. Windows or NT). Here's an overview:
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