Command Completion; Keyboard Shortcuts; Cli Command Conventions - Dell PowerConnect 3524 Cli Reference Manual

Command Completion

An appropriate error message displays if the entered command is incomplete or invalid; or has missing or
invalid parameters. This assists in entering the correct command.

Keyboard Shortcuts

The CLI has a range of keyboard shortcuts to assist in editing the CLI commands. The following table
describes the CLI shortcuts.
Keyboard Key
Up-arrow key
Down-arrow key
Ctrl+A
Ctrl+E
Ctrl+Z / End
Backspace key

CLI Command Conventions

When entering commands there are certain command entry standards that apply to all commands.
The following table describes the command conventions.
Convention Description
[ ] In a command line, square brackets indicate an optional entry.
{ } In a command line, curly brackets indicate a selection of compulsory parameters separated by
the | character. One option must be selected. For example, flowcontrol {auto|on|off} means
that for the flowcontrol command either auto, on or off must be selected.
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Indicates a parameter.
<Enter> Indicates an individual key on the keyboard. For example, <Enter> indicates the Enter key.
Ctrl+F4 Any combination of keys pressed simultaneously on the keyboard.
Indicates system messages and prompts appearing on the console.
Screen
Display
all When a parameter is required to define a range of ports or parameters and all is an option, the
default for the command is all when no parameters are defined. For example, the command
interface range port-channel has the option of either entering a range of channels, or selecting
all. When the command is entered without a parameter, it automatically defaults to all.
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Using the CLI
Description
Recalls commands from the history buffer, beginning with the most recent command.
Repeat the key sequence to recall successively older commands.
Returns the most recent commands from the history buffer after recalling commands with
the up arrow key. Repeating the key sequence will recall successively more recent
commands.
Moves the cursor to the beginning of the command line.
Moves the cursor to the end of the command line.
Returns back to the Privileged EXEC mode from any configuration mode.
Deletes one character left to the cursor position.