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+Docs - DTraceToolkit Documentation
+
+ Docs/Contents summary of toolkit commands
+ Examples examples of command usage
+ Notes notes on commands
+
+The following may be followed to learn about a DTraceToolkit command,
+
+ 1. read "Contents" for a command name and toolkit location.
+ 2. run the command with "-h" to check it's usage.
+ 3. read the manpage from Man/man1m.
+ 4. read the examples from Examples.
+ 5. read the notes from Notes.
+ 6. read the script itself
+
+Try the following to discover all docs related to a command, eg iosnoop,
+
+ find . | grep iosnoop
+
+best run from the DTraceToolkit root directory.
+