Entering Commands; The Command Completion Feature - 3Com 4007 Implementation Manual

Entering
Commands
The Command
Completion Feature
This section describes ways to enter commands and display command
options.
The command completion feature allows the interface to accept
abbreviated command input. You need only to enter a minimum number
of characters to distinguish the command from other acceptable choices
and then press the spacebar to complete the command.
Procedure:
1 Enter a command (for example, the
2 Enter the first several letters of the selected command parameter.
3 Press the spacebar to complete the command.
4 Press Enter to process the completed command.
Example:
CB9000> sh [spacebar]
CB9000> show
CB9000> show cha
CB9000> show cha [spacebar]
CB9000> show chassis
CB9000> show chassis [Enter]
If the characters that you enter are not sufficient to determine a unique
command, the EME waits for you to enter more characters. For example,
entering the letter "s" and pressing the spacebar is not sufficient for the
EME to determine which command to issue because other commands
also start with the letter "s" (that is,

Entering Commands

command).
show
and ).
set show
77