Command Option Displays; Conventions For Command Option Displays - HP ProCurve series 2500 Management And Configuration Manual

Using the Command Line Interface (CLI)
Using the CLI
As mentioned above, if you type part of a command word and press [Tab], the
CLI completes the current word (if you have typed enough of the word for the
CLI to distinguish it from other possibilities), including hyphenated exten-
sions. For example:
Pressing [Tab] after a completed command word lists the further options for
that command.

Command Option Displays

Conventions for Command Option Displays. When you use the CLI to
list options for a particular command, you will see one or more of the following
conventions to help you interpret the command data:
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Figure 3-5.Example of Command Option Conventions
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[Tab]
Braces ( ) indicate a required choice.
Square brackets ( ) indicate optional elements.
Vertical bars ( ) separate alternative, mutually exclusive options in a
command.
[Tab]
< >
The braces ( ) show that the trunk
command requires all three
parameters.
|
The vertical bar ( ) shows that either
trunk or lacp must be included.
The square brackets ([ ]) show that
ethernet is optional.