ihelp: A New Stata Command to Browse and Cite Stata PDF Manuals Easily
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What is ihelp/wwwhelp?
ihelp is a sister of Stata's help command, providing a fast and easy way to access the online HTML or PDF versions of Stata's official help files. ihelp is a shorter and easier-to-remember version of wwwhelp, with the same functionality.
Install
The ihelp command can be installed from SSC, while wwwhelp is hosted on the Stata Journal server.
To install ihelp from SSC:
To install wwwhelp from the Stata Journal server:
Examples
Basic use: Open help document
Auxiliary use: Provide web link
Citation
What is ihelp/wwwhelp?
ihelp is a sister of Stata's help command, providing a fast and easy way to access the online HTML or PDF versions of Stata's official help files. ihelp is a shorter and easier-to-remember version of wwwhelp, with the same functionality.
- Simply type ihelp xtreg, and Stata will open xtreg.pdf.
- Type ihelp xtreg, md, and it will generate and copy the Markdown text [**[XT]** xtreg](https://www.stata.com/manuals/xtxtreg.pdf) to your clipboard. You can then paste it into your Markdown editor with Ctrl+V.
Install
The ihelp command can be installed from SSC, while wwwhelp is hosted on the Stata Journal server.
To install ihelp from SSC:
Code:
ssc install ihelp
Code:
net install pr0079.pkg, replace all
Examples
Basic use: Open help document
Code:
. ihelp pwcorr . ihelp clip(), web . ihelp mata function . ihelp twoway scatter, web . ihelp sum
Auxiliary use: Provide web link
Code:
. ihelp twoway scatter, m . ihelp import excel, w web . ihelp xtreg, latex . ihelp xtreg, tex . ihelp xtreg, f(2) . ihelp xtreg, f(3) clipoff
Citation
- Chen Yongli, Lian Yujun. Browse and cite Stata manuals easily: the wwwhelp command. Stata Journal, 2024, 24 (1): 161–168. -PDF-, Link, Google, -Appendix-
