Command Syntax; Command Conventions - NETGEAR ProSafe GSM7324 Command Line Interface Reference Manual

Command Line Interface Reference for the ProSafe 7300 Series Layer-3 Switches, Software Ver-
• Section 2.2.5 "Command Modes" on page 2-5
• Section 2.2.6 "Entering CLI Commands" on page 2-8
• Section 2.2.7 "Using CLI Help" on page 2-10
• Section 2.2.8 "Accessing the CLI" on page 2-11

2.2.1 Command Syntax

A command is one or more words that might be followed by one or more parameters.
Parameters can be required or optional values.
Some commands, such as
Other commands, such as
command. You must type the parameter values in a specific order, and optional parameters
follow required parameters. The following example describes the
command syntax:
Format
• network parms is the command name.
•
<ipaddr>
enter after you type the command keywords.
•
[gateway]
of the parameter.
The CLI Command Reference lists each command by the command name and provides a
brief description of the command. Each command reference also contains the following
information:
• Format shows the command keywords and the required and optional parameters.
• Mode identifies the command mode you must be in to access the command.
• Default shows the default value, if any, of a configurable setting on the device.
The commands also contain a description of the information that the command
show
displays.

2.2.2 Command Conventions

In this document, the command name is in
must replace the parameter name with an appropriate value, which might be a name or
number. Parameters are order dependent.
2-2
show network
network parms
network parms <ipaddr> <netmask> [gateway]
and are parameters and represent required values that you must
<netmask>
is an optional parameter, so you are not required to enter a value in place
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or , do not require parameters.
clear vlan
, require that you supply a value after the
font. Parameters are in
bold
network parms
font. You
italic
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