Entering Commands - HP Bc1500 - BladeSystem - Blade PC Reference Manual

Entering Commands

This section describes how to enter CLI commands.
Keywords and Arguments
A CLI command is a series of keywords and arguments. Keywords identify a command, and
arguments specify configuration parameters. For example, in the command "show interfaces
status ethernet 1/e5," show interfaces and status are keywords, ethernet is an argument that
specifies the interface type, and 1/5 specifies the port.
You can enter commands as follows:
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To enter a simple command, enter the command keyword.
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To enter multiple commands, enter each command in the required order. For example, to
enable Privileged Exec command mode, and display the startup configuration, enter:
Console> enable
Console# show startup-config
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To enter commands that require parameters, enter the required parameters after the command
keyword. For example, to set a password for the administrator, enter:
Console(config)#username admin password smith
Minimum Abbreviation
The CLI will accept a minimum number of characters that uniquely identify a command. For
example, the command "configure" can be entered as con. If an entry is ambiguous, the system
will prompt for further input.
Command Completion
If you terminate input with a Tab key, the CLI will print the remaining characters of a partial
keyword up to the point of ambiguity. In the "logging history" example, typing log followed by a
tab will result in printing the command up to "logging."
Getting Help on Commands
You can display a brief description of the help system by entering the help command. You can
also display command syntax by using the "?" character to list keywords or parameters.
Show Commands
If you enter a "?" at the command prompt, the system will display the first level of keywords for
the current command class (Normal Exec or Privileged Exec) or configuration class (Global,
ACL, DHCP, Interface, Line, VLAN Database, or MSTP). You can also display a list of valid
keywords for a specific command. For example, the command "show ?" displays a list of
possible show commands.
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