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5.2.3 Editing Features
Entering Commands
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 e5
show, in
terfaces and status are keywords, ethernet is an argument that specifies the interface type,
and e5
specifies the port.
When entering commands, the Giga ports are referred to with a prefix "g", and the 10/100 Mbps ports are
referred to with a p
refix "e". The ports are preceded by the unit number. The unit number for a standalone
device is 1.
T
o enter commands that require parameters, enter the required parameters after the command ke
For example, to set a password for the administrator, enter:
console(config)# username admin password smith
When working with the CLI, the command options are not displayed. The command is not selected by a
menu but is manually entered. To see what commands are available in each mode or within an interface
configuration, the CLI does provide a method of displaying the available commands, the command
syntax re
quirements and in some instances parameters required to complete the command. The
standard command to request help is the ?.
There are three instances where the help information can be displayed:
Keyword lookup—The character
and corresponding help messages are displayed.
Partial keyword lookup—A command is incomplete and
parameter. The matched parameters for this command are displaye
To assist in using the CLI, there is an assortment of editing features.
described:
Terminal Command Buffer
Command Completion
Keyboa
rd Shortcuts
Every time a command is ente
buffer. Commands are stored in the bu
commands can be recalled, reviewed, modified, and reissued. This buffer is not preserved across device
resets.
? is entered in place of a command. A list of all valid commands
red in the CLI, it is recorded on an internally managed Command History
ffer which is maintained on a First In First Out (FIFO) basis. These
the character ? is entered in place of a
d.
The following features are
,"
yword.
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