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layout: docs
page_title: auth help - Command
description: The "auth help" command prints usage and help for an auth method.
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# auth help

The `auth help` command prints usage and help for an auth method.

- If given a TYPE, this command prints the default help for the auth method of
  that type.

- If given a PATH, this command prints the help output for the auth method
  enabled at that path. This path must already exist.

Each auth method produces its own help output.

## Examples

Get usage instructions for the userpass auth method:

```shell-session
$ vault auth help userpass
Usage: vault login -method=userpass [CONFIG K=V...]

  The userpass auth method allows users to authenticate using Vault's
  internal user database.

# ...
```

Print usage for the auth method enabled at my-method/

```shell-session
$ vault auth help my-method/
# ...
```

## Usage

There are no flags beyond the [standard set of flags](/vault/docs/commands)
included on all commands.