Cli Overview - Cisco MDS 9000 series Command Reference Manual

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CLI Overview

This chapter prepares you to configure switches from the CLI (command-line interface). It also lists the
information you need to have before you begin, and it describes the CLI command modes.
This chapter includes the following sections:
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OL-8413-07, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
About the Switch Prompt, page 1-2
About the CLI Command Modes, page 1-3
Understanding CLI Command Hierarchy, page 1-4
Navigating Through CLI Commands, page 1-13
Searching and Filtering CLI Output, page 1-20
Using CLI Variables, page 1-28
Using Command Aliases, page 1-30
About Flash Devices, page 1-31
Formatting Flash Disks and File Systems, page 1-32
Using the File System, page 1-33
Role-Based CLI, page 1-39
Using Valid Formats and Ranges, page 1-40
Using Debug Commands, page 1-41
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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
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