Chapter 6 Using The Cli - Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6850-48 Management Manual

Alcatel-Lucent's Command Line Interface (CLI) is a text-based configuration interface that allows you to
configure switch applications and to view switch statistics. Each CLI command applicable to the switch is
defined in the OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide. All command descriptions listed in the Reference Guide
include command syntax definitions, defaults, usage guidelines, example screen output, and release
history.
This chapter describes various rules and techniques that will help you use the CLI to its best advantage.
This chapter includes the following sections:
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"CLI Overview" on page 6-2
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"Command Entry Rules and Syntax" on page 6-3
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"CLI Services" on page 6-9
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"Logging CLI Commands and Entry Results" on page 6-15
OmniSwitch AOS Release 6 Switch Management Guide
6 Using the CLI
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