The following options apply whether encoding or decoding.
The /NOLOGO option suppresses the HELPMAKE copyright message.
The /V option controls the verbosity of diagnostic and informational output. HELPMAKE sends this information to standard output. The syntax for /V is:
/V[[n]]
Specify /V without n to get a full output. The decimal number n controls the amount of information produced. Numbers in a range from 0 through 3 are valid only for decoding. The values of n are:
| Option | Output, |
| /V | Maximum diagnostic output, | |
| /V0 | No diagnostic output and no banner, | |
| /V1 | HELPMAKE banner only, | |
| /V2 | Pass names, | |
| /V3 | Context strings encountered on first pass, | |
| /V4 | Context strings encountered on each pass, | |
| /V5 | Any intermediate steps within each pass, | |
| /V6 | Statistics on Help file and compression, |