PM95291: MAKE COMMAND-LINE TOOLS RESPOND A BIT MORE CONSISTENTLY TO VARIA TIONS OF "HELP".

8.5.5.1: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 1
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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The "help" behavior of the command-line tools should be a bit
  more consistent.
  
  1) The command-line tools
  will now recognize --help (and indeed any token which
  consists of punctuation followed by the word help, such as
  /help) as equivalent to the "help" directive.
  
  2) The tools will also respond more consistently to the
  distinction between invocation with no parameters (explain how
  to get help), invocation with some form of "help" (provide
  full help), and invocation with some form of "help" followed
  by another directive name (provide help about that directive).
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server Liberty Profile                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The Liberty profile's command-line      *
  *                      tools responded inconsistently to the   *
  *                      directive "--help"                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:  Apply this fix                              *
  ****************************************************************
  We have made the "help" behavior of the command-line tools a
  bit more tolarant of misspellings and a bit more consistent
  from tool to tool.
  

Problem conclusion

• After applying this fix,
  
  1) The command-line tools
  will now recognize "--help" (and indeed any token which
  consists of punctuation followed by the word help, such as
  "/help") as equivalent to the "help" directive.
  
  2) The tools will also respond more consistently to the
  distinction between invocation with no parameters (explain how
  to get help), invocation with some form of "help" (provide
  full help), and invocation with some form of "help" followed
  by another directive name (provide help about that directive).
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
  fix pack 8.5.5.1. Please refer to the Recommended Updates page
  for delivery information:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980
  

Temporary fix

• Use "help" rather than "--help" when requesting
  self-documentation from the command-line tools.
  

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  LIBERTY PROFILE

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0814

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY

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