Checking Command Syntax; System Help; Command Summary - Cisco MARS Install And Setup Manual

Checking Command Syntax

Checking Command Syntax
The serial console interface provides several types of responses to incorrect command entries:
Command Line Entry
Command line that does not contain any valid
commands.
Valid command that does not contain required
options.
Valid command that does not provide valid
options or parameters.
In addition, some commands have command-specific error messages that notify you that a command is
valid, but that it cannot run correctly.

System Help

You can obtain help using the following methods:
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Command Summary

Table A-1
commands that you are not familiar with before using them.
Table A-1 Command Summary
Command Location of GUI Equivalent
? —
arp —
date —
diskusage —
dns Admin > System Setup >
Configuration Information
dnssuffix Admin > System Setup >
Configuration Information
domainname —
exit —
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A-2
For a list of all commands and a brief description, enter help or ?, and then press Enter.
For syntax help on a specific command, type the command name, a space, a dash, and a lowercase
h, and then press Enter, for example, arp -h. The help contains command usage information and
syntax.
summarizes all commands available on the MARS Appliance. Refer to the full description of
Summary Description
Print list of available commands.
Display/manipulate/store the arp table.
Set/show date.
Display percentage of disk used.
Add/remove/show domain name
resolving servers.
Add/remove/show domain name suffixes
search path.
Set/show name of the domain to which
the MARS Appliance belongs.
Switch to standard mode/log out.
Appendix A
System Display
Unknown command
Incomplete command
Invalid input
Location of Full Description
?, page A-6
arp, page A-7
date, page A-9
diskusage, page A-10
dns, page A-11
dnssuffix, page A-12
domainname, page A-13
exit, page A-14
Command Reference
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