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AT-9108, AT-8518, AT-8525, and AT-8550 User's Guide
Abbreviated
Abbreviated syntax is the shortest, most unambiguous, allowable
Syntax
abbreviation of a command or parameter. Typically, this is the first
three letters of the command.
Note
When using abbreviated syntax, you must enter enough characters to
make the command unambiguous and distinguishable to the switch.
Command
All named components of the switch configuration must have a
Shortcuts
unique name. Components are named using the create command.
When you enter a command to 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 vlan from all other commands that require
the name to be entered. For example, instead of entering the
command
config vlan engineering delete port 1-3,6
you can enter the following shortcut:
config engineering delete port 1-3,6
Numerical
Commands that require you to enter one or more port numbers on a
Ranges
switch use the parameter <portlist> in the syntax. A portlist can
be a range of numbers, for example:
port 1-3
You can add additional port numbers to the list, separated by a
comma:
port 1-3,6,8
Names
All named components of the switch configuration must have a
unique name. Names must begin with an alphabetical character and
are delimited by whitespace, unless enclosed in quotation marks.
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