---
name: "profanity-help"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "profanity"
version: "1:0.19.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/profanity-help"
---

# profanity-help(1)

## NAME

/help

## DESCRIPTION

Help on using Profanity. Passing no arguments list help areas. For command help, optional arguments are shown using square brackets, arguments representing variables rather than a literal name are surrounded by angle brackets. Arguments that may be one of a number of values are separated by a pipe e.g. val1\|val2\|val3.

## SYNOPSIS

/help \[\<area\>\|\<command\>\|search\_all\|search\_any\] \[\<search\_terms\>\]

## ARGUMENTS

**\<area\>**

Summary help for commands in a certain area of functionality.

**\<command\>**

Full help for a specific command, for example '/help connect'.

**search\_all \<search\_terms\>**

Search commands for returning matches that contain all of the search terms.

**search\_any \<search\_terms\>**

Search commands for returning matches that contain any of the search terms.

## EXAMPLES

/help search\_all presence online

/help commands

/help presence

/help who