# HELP

Show help information.

## Syntax

```
HELP
HELP <topic>
?
```

## Usage

```
cqlsh> HELP
Documented shell commands:
  CAPTURE       Capture output to file
  CLEAR         Clear the terminal screen
  CONSISTENCY   Get/set consistency level
  ...

cqlsh> HELP COPY
```

## Topics

Shell command topics: `CAPTURE`, `CLEAR`, `CONSISTENCY`, `COPY`, `DESCRIBE`, `EXIT`, `EXPAND`, `LOGIN`, `PAGING`, `QUIT`, `SERIAL`, `SHOW`, `SOURCE`, `TRACING`, `UNICODE`, `DEBUG`, `USE`

CQL topics: `SELECT`, `INSERT`, `UPDATE`, `DELETE`, `CREATE_KEYSPACE`, `CREATE_TABLE`, `ALTER_TABLE`, `DROP_TABLE`, `USE`, `TRUNCATE`, `GRANT`, `REVOKE`, and more.
