Command Shortcuts; Numerical Ranges; Abbreviated Syntax - Extreme Networks BlackDiamond 6800 User Manual

A
BBREVIATED
Abbreviated syntax is the shortest, most unambiguous, allowable abbreviation of a
command or parameter. Typically, this is the first three letters of the command.
C
OMMAND
All named components of the system configuration must have a unique name.
Components are named using the
configure a named component, you do not need to use the keyword of the component.
For example, to create a VLAN, you must enter a unique VLAN name:
create vlan engineering
Once you have created the VLAN with a unique name, you can then eliminate the
keyword
example, instead of entering the command:
config vlan engineering delete port 1:3,4:6
you could enter the following shortcut:
config engineering delete port 1:3,4:6
N
UMERICAL
Commands that require you to enter one or more port numbers use the parameter
<slot:portlist>
example,
port 3:1
A <
portlist>
port 3:1-3:3
You can add additional slot and port numbers to the list, separated by a comma:
port 3:1,4:8,6:10
You can specify all ports on a particular slot. For example,
port 3:*
indicates all ports on slot 3.
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S
HORTCUTS
from all other commands that require the name to be entered. For
vlan
R
ANGES
in the syntax. A
can be a range of numbers. For example,
command. When you enter a command to
create
can be one port on a particular slot. For
<portlist>
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