Cli Error Messages; Cli Line-Editing Conventions - D-Link 5000 Series Cli Reference Manual

5000 Series Layer 2/3 Managed Data Center Switch CLI Reference Guide

CLI Error Messages

If a command is entered by the user and the system cannot execute it, an error message will appear.
Table 7 provides a list of the most common CLI error messages.
Table 7:CLI Error Messages
Message Text
% Invalid input detected at '^'
marker.
Command not found / Incomplete
command. Use ? to list commands
Ambiguous command

CLI Line-Editing Conventions

Table 8 provides a list of the key combinations that can be used to edit commands or raise the speed of
command entry. This list can be accessed from the CLI by entering help while in the User or Privileged
EXEC modes.
Table 8: CLI Editing Conventions
Key Sequence
DEL or Backspace
Ctrl-A
Ctrl-E
Ctrl-F
Ctrl-B
Ctrl-D
Ctrl-U, X
Ctrl-K
Ctrl-W
Ctrl-T
Ctrl-P
Ctrl-R
Ctrl-N
Ctrl-Y
Ctrl-Q
Ctrl-S
Description
Indicates that an incorrect or unavailable command was entered.
The carat (^) indicates the location of the invalid text. This
message will also appear if any of the values or parameters is not
recognized.
Indicates that the required keywords or values were not entered.
Indicates that not enough letters were entered to uniquely identify
the command.
Description
Deletes previous character.
Moves cursor to beginning of line.
Moves cursor to end of line.
Moves cursor forward one character.
Moves cursor backward one character.
Deletes current character.
Deletes text back to beginning of line.
Deletes text to end of line.
Deletes previous word.
Transposes previous character.
Takes user to previous line in history buffer.
Rewrites or pastes the current line.
Takes user to next line in history buffer.
Prints last deleted character.
Enables serial flow.
Disables serial flow.
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