text: ---
  title: Help Command (Team Foundation Version Control)
  titleSuffix: Azure Repos
  description: Help Command (Team Foundation Version Control)
  ms.assetid: 8cd73edc-8d60-42be-a840-616e6207a1d8
  ms.technology: devops-code-tfvc
  ms.topic: reference
  ms.date: 08/10/2016
  monikerRange: '>= tfs-2015'
  ---
  
  
  # Help Command (Team Foundation Version Control)
  
  **Azure Repos | Azure DevOps Server 2020 | Azure DevOps Server 2019 | TFS 2018 | TFS 2017 | TFS 2015 | VS 2017 | VS 2015 | VS 2013**
  
  Displays help on the command line that contains information about syntax for a Team Foundation version control command.
  
  ```
  tf help commandname
  ```
  
  ## Parameters<table>
  <thead>
  <tr>
  <th><p><strong>Argument</strong></p></th>
  <th><p><strong>Description</strong></p></th>
  </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
  <tr>
  <td><p><em>commandname</em></p></td>
  <td><p>Specifies a Team Foundation command for which to display help about the syntax.</p></td>
  </tr>
  </tbody>
  </table>
  ## Remarks
  If you do not know which command you need, type <strong>tf help</strong> for a list of all commands.
  
  If you specify the *commandname* parameter, the command line displays information about the arguments and options for that command. If the system cannot find a match for the *commandname*, it searches for aliases and short names. If it cannot find any matching command, alias, or short name, you will get an error.
  
  The option **/?** is an alias for **help**. If you use the **/?** option together with a command, the system invokes the **help** command and it displays information about syntax.
  
  For more information about how to find the **tf** command-line utility, see [Tf Command-Line Utility Commands](https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/z51z7zy0).
  ## Examples
  The following example displays a list of the version control commands.
  
  ```
  c:\projects>tf help
  ```
  
  The following example displays information about syntax for the **workspace** command.
  
  ```
  c:\projects>tf help workspace
  ```
  
  The following example also displays the same information about syntax for the **workspace** command.
  
  ```
  c:\projects>tf workspace /?
  ```
  
  ## See Also
  
  #### Reference
  
  [Msdn Command](msdn-command.md)
  
  #### Other Resources
  
  [Tf Command-Line Utility Commands](https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/z51z7zy0)
  