Command Line (?) Help; Partial Keyword Completion; Deleting Characters - Alcatel OS6602-24 Getting Started Manual

Command Line (?) Help

The CLI provides additional help in the form of the question
mark (?) character. The ? character provides information that
helps you build your command syntax. For example, if you
enter
-> show vlan router
at the command line and are unsure of the next keyword, you
can enter the ? character for additional options (be sure to
include a space between the last keyword and the ? character):
-> show vlan router ?
(Vlan Manager Command Set)
The carat character (^) indicates the point where you invoked
the command line help. Possible keyword options, along with
the corresponding command set, are displayed. Here, you can
continue building the command by entering either mac or ip.
Some command completion options may indicate user-defined
information. For example: <string>, <slot/port>,
<hh:mm:ss>, etc. The option <cr> indicates that the
command can be completed by pressing Enter.
Note. The ? character can be entered at any time. In addi-
tion, you can type the ? character alone at the CLI prompt
to display root keywords for all command sets.
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MAC IP

Partial Keyword Completion

The CLI has a partial keyword recognition feature. Instead of
typing an entire keyword, you can type only the minimum
number of characters needed to uniquely identify the keyword,
then press the Tab key. The CLI will complete the keyword
and place the cursor at the end of the command line.
If you do not enter enough characters to uniquely identify the
keyword, pressing the Tab key will have no effect.
If you enter characters that do not belong to an applicable
keyword, pressing the Tab key will remove the characters and
place the cursor back to its previous position.

Deleting Characters

You can delete CLI command characters by using the Back-
space key or the Delete key. The Backspace key deletes each
character in the line, one at a time, from right to left.
To change incorrect syntax with the Delete key, use the Left
Arrow key to move the cursor to the left of the character to be
deleted, then use the Delete key to remove characters to the
right of the cursor.
March 2005