# Parameter :: 10. `.help`
-- **Summary:** Display help listing and exit; overrides any command when present anywhere in argv.
-- **Type:** bool (standalone)
-- **Default:** false
-- **Commands:** all 12 commands
-- **Group:** none
Present anywhere in argv triggers help display and exit, regardless of
other commands or parameters.
- **Type:** bool (standalone)
- **Default:** false
- **Commands:** all 12 commands (universal override)
```sh
cm .help
cm .version.install .help # still shows help, ignores install
```
### Referenced Commands
| 1 | [`.help`](../command/root.md#command--1-help) |
| 2 | [`.status`](../command/root.md#command--2-status) |
| 3 | [`.version.show`](../command/version.md#command--3-versionshow) |
| 4 | [`.version.install`](../command/version.md#command--4-versioninstall) |
| 5 | [`.version.guard`](../command/version.md#command--5-versionguard) |
| 6 | [`.version.list`](../command/version.md#command--6-versionlist) |
| 7 | [`.version.history`](../command/version.md#command--12-versionhistory) |
| 8 | [`.processes`](../command/processes.md#command--7-processes) |
| 9 | [`.processes.kill`](../command/processes.md#command--8-processeskill) |
| 10 | [`.settings.show`](../command/settings.md#command--9-settingsshow) |
| 11 | [`.settings.get`](../command/settings.md#command--10-settingsget) |
| 12 | [`.settings.set`](../command/settings.md#command--11-settingsset) |
### Referenced User Stories
| 1 | [001 Environment Check](../user_story/001_environment_check.md) | Developer (new machine setup) |
| 2 | [002 Version Upgrade](../user_story/002_version_upgrade.md) | Developer (version upgrade) |
| 3 | [003 Process Lifecycle](../user_story/003_process_lifecycle.md) | Developer (unresponsive session) |
| 4 | [004 Settings Management](../user_story/004_settings_management.md) | Developer (settings management) |
| 5 | [005 Version Pinning](../user_story/005_version_pinning.md) | Team lead (version pinning) |