# Email command help

You can get some help about the various email commands that are available by sending the word help to a mailing list’s -request address.

    >>> mlist = create_list('test@example.com')
    >>> from mailman.commands.eml_help import Help
    >>> help = Help()
    >>> print(help.name)
    help
    >>> print(help.description)
    Get help about available email commands.
    >>> print(help.argument_description)
    [command]

With no arguments, help provides a list of the available commands and a short description of each of them.

    >>> from mailman.runners.command import Results
    >>> results = Results()

    >>> from mailman.email.message import Message
    >>> print(help.process(mlist, Message(), {}, (), results))
    ContinueProcessing.yes
    >>> print(results)
    The results of your email command are provided below.

    confirm     - Confirm a subscription request.
    echo        - Echo back your arguments.
    end         - Stop processing commands.
    help        - Get help about available email commands.
    join        - Join this mailing list.
    leave       - Leave this mailing list.
    stop        - An alias for 'end'.
    subscribe   - An alias for 'join'.
    unsubscribe - An alias for 'leave'.

With an argument, you can get more detailed help about a specific command.

    >>> results = Results()
    >>> print(help.process(mlist, Message(), {}, ('help',), results))
    ContinueProcessing.yes
    >>> print(results)
    The results of your email command are provided below.
    <BLANKLINE>
    help [command]
    Get help about available email commands.
    <BLANKLINE>

Some commands have even more detailed help.

    >>> results = Results()
    >>> print(help.process(mlist, Message(), {}, ('join',), results))
    ContinueProcessing.yes
    >>> print(results)
    The results of your email command are provided below.
    <BLANKLINE>
    join [digest=<no|mime|plain>]
    Join this mailing list.
    <BLANKLINE>
    You will be asked to confirm your subscription request and you may be
    issued a provisional password.
    <BLANKLINE>
    By using the 'digest' option, you can specify whether you want digest
    delivery or not.  If not specified, the mailing list's default delivery
    mode will be used.
    <BLANKLINE>