---
title: kapacitor help
description: The kapacitor help command returns help information for a specific command.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/help/
estimated_tokens: 57
product: Kapacitor
version: v1
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/help/
date: '2023-10-03T10:49:57-06:00'
lastmod: '2023-10-03T10:49:57-06:00'
---

The `kapacitor help` command returns help information for a specific[command](/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/#commands).

## Usage

```sh
kapacitor help [command]
```

## Examples

```sh
kapacitor help define-template
```