Entering A Command; Editing A Command Line; Entering A Text Or String Type Value For An Argument - HP 10500 Series Configuration Manual

For example, the info-center enable command enables the information center. The undo info-center
enable command disables the information center.

Entering a command

When you enter a command, you can perform the following tasks:
Use keys or hotkeys to edit the command line.
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Use abbreviated keywords or keyword aliases.
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Editing a command line

To edit a command line, use the keys listed in
finished, you can press Enter to execute the command.
Table 1 Command line editing keys
Keys
Common keys
Backspace
Left arrow key (←)
Right arrow key (→)
Up arrow key (↑)
Down arrow key (↓)
Tab
The total length of a command line cannot exceed 512 characters, including spaces and special
characters.

Entering a text or string type value for an argument

A text type argument value can contain printable characters other than the question mark (?).
A string type argument value can contain any printable characters except for the following characters:
Question mark (?).
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Quotation mark (").
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Backward slash (\).
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Table 1
Function
If the edit buffer is not full, pressing a common key inserts a character at the
cursor and moves the cursor to the right. The edit buffer can store up to 511
characters. Unless the buffer is full, all common characters that you enter
before pressing Enter are saved in the edit buffer.
Deletes the character to the left of the cursor and moves the cursor back one
character.
Moves the cursor one character to the left.
Moves the cursor one character to the right.
Gets the previous command in the command history buffer.
Gets the next command in the command history buffer.
If you press Tab after entering part of a keyword, the system automatically
completes the keyword.
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If a unique match is found, the system displays the complete keyword.
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If there is more than one match, press Tab multiple times to pick the
keyword you want to enter.
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If there is no match, the system does not modify what you entered but
displays it again in the next line.
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or the hotkeys listed in Table 2. When you are