diff -u zsh-4.0.7/Src/builtin.c zsh-4.0.7-help/Src/builtin.c
--- zsh-4.0.7/Src/builtin.c	2003-05-07 11:28:23.000000000 +0200
+++ zsh-4.0.7-help/Src/builtin.c	2003-11-14 14:26:38.000000000 +0100
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
     BUILTIN("hashinfo", 0, bin_hashinfo, 0, 0, 0, NULL, NULL),
 #endif
 
+    BUILTIN("help", 0, bin_help, 0, -1, 0, NULL, NULL),
     BUILTIN("history", 0, bin_fc, 0, -1, BIN_FC, "nrdDfEim", "l"),
     BUILTIN("integer", BINF_TYPEOPTS | BINF_MAGICEQUALS | BINF_PSPECIAL, bin_typeset, 0, -1, 0, "Hghilrtux", "i"),
     BUILTIN("jobs", 0, bin_fg, 0, -1, BIN_JOBS, "dlpZrs", NULL),
@@ -1202,6 +1203,50 @@
     }
 }
 
+/* bin_help */
+
+/**/
+int
+bin_help(char *nam, char **argv, char *ops, int func)
+{
+	 /*
+          * look the explanation up in /usr/share/zsh/help
+          * and print it on stdout
+          */
+
+        char *helpfile = NULL;
+        char *line = NULL;
+        FILE *help = NULL;
+        size_t j = 0;
+
+        if ( argv[0] == NULL )
+                return 1;
+
+        helpfile = (char*)zalloc(strlen("/usr/share/zsh/help/") + strlen(argv[0]) + 1);
+        sprintf(helpfile,"/usr/share/zsh/help/%s",argv[0]);
+
+        /* open the file, if that works print out the contents to screen */
+        help = fopen(helpfile, "r");
+	zfree(helpfile, 0);
+        if ( help == NULL ) {
+		zwarnnam(nam, "no help available for: %s", argv[0], 0);
+                return 1;
+	}
+
+
+        line = (char*)zalloc(90); /* 90 bytes per line should be enough */
+
+	/* getline, does some resizing of its own --- *frown* */
+        while ( getline(&line, &j, help ) != 1 )
+                printf("%s",line);
+
+	zfree(line,90); /* this could be too little... */
+        fclose(help);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
 /**** history list functions ****/
 
 /* fc, history, r */
diff -u zsh-4.0.7/Src/builtin.epro zsh-4.0.7-help/Src/builtin.epro
--- zsh-4.0.7/Src/builtin.epro	2003-11-14 14:42:45.000000000 +0100
+++ zsh-4.0.7-help/Src/builtin.epro	2003-11-14 14:40:36.000000000 +0100
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 extern int fixdir _((char*src));
 extern mod_import_function void printqt _((char*str));
 extern mod_import_function void printif _((char*str,int c));
+extern int bin_help _((char*nam,char**argv,char*ops,int func));
 extern int bin_fc _((char*nam,char**argv,char*ops,int func));
 extern Param typeset_single _((char*cname,char*pname,Param pm,int func,int on,int off,int roff,char*value,Param altpm));
 extern int bin_typeset _((char*name,char**argv,char*ops,int func));
Binary files zsh-4.0.7/Src/builtin.o and zsh-4.0.7-help/Src/builtin.o differ
Common subdirectories: zsh-4.0.7/Src/Builtins and zsh-4.0.7-help/Src/Builtins
diff -u zsh-4.0.7/Src/builtin.syms zsh-4.0.7-help/Src/builtin.syms
--- zsh-4.0.7/Src/builtin.syms	2003-11-14 14:42:45.000000000 +0100
+++ zsh-4.0.7-help/Src/builtin.syms	2003-11-14 14:40:36.000000000 +0100
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 Eextern mod_import_function void printqt _((char*str));
 Xprintif
 Eextern mod_import_function void printif _((char*str,int c));
+Eextern int bin_help _((char*nam,char**argv,char*ops,int func));
 Eextern int bin_fc _((char*nam,char**argv,char*ops,int func));
 Lstatic int fcgetcomm _((char*s));
 Lstatic int fcsubs _((char**sp,struct asgment*sub));
diff -u zsh-4.0.7/Src/hashtable.h zsh-4.0.7-help/Src/hashtable.h
--- zsh-4.0.7/Src/hashtable.h	1999-04-15 20:05:38.000000000 +0200
+++ zsh-4.0.7-help/Src/hashtable.h	2003-11-14 13:54:21.000000000 +0100
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 #define BIN_ECHO     22
 #define BIN_DISABLE  23
 #define BIN_ENABLE   24
+#define BIN_HELP     25
 
 /* These currently depend on being 0 and 1. */
 #define BIN_SETOPT    0
Common subdirectories: zsh-4.0.7/Src/Modules and zsh-4.0.7-help/Src/Modules
Common subdirectories: zsh-4.0.7/Src/Zle and zsh-4.0.7-help/Src/Zle
Binary files zsh-4.0.7/Src/zsh and zsh-4.0.7-help/Src/zsh differ