# The `help` command The `help` command displays information about builtin commands. Display information about builtin commands. If a `PATTERN` is specified, this command gives detailed help on all commands matching the `PATTERN`, otherwise the list of available help topics is printed. ## Syntax ```bash $ help [-dms] [PATTERN ...] ``` ## Options |**Option**|**Description**| |:--|:--| |`-d`|Output short description for each topic.| |`-m`|Display usage in pseudo-manpage format.| |`-s`|Output only a short usage synopsis for each topic matching the provided `PATTERN`.| ## Examples of uses: 1. We get the complete information about the `cd` command ```bash $ help cd ``` 2. We get a short description about the `pwd` command ```bash $ help -d pwd ``` 3. We get the syntax of the `cd` command ```bash $ help -s cd ```