Minimum Abbreviation; Command Completion; Getting Help On Commands - Foundry Networks IronPoint 200 User Manual

You can enter commands as follows:
• To enter a simple command, enter the command keyword.
• To enter commands that require parameters, enter the required parameters after the command
keyword. For example, to set a password for the administrator, enter:
Foundry AP(config)#username 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 "configure" example, typing con followed by a tab will result in
printing the command up to "configure."

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 following a command with the "?" character to list keywords or
parameters.
Showing Commands
If you enter a "?" at the command prompt, the system will display the first level of keywords for the
current configuration mode (Exec, Global Configuration, or Interface). 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:
Foundry AP#show ?
authentication
bootfile
filters
hardware
history
interface
line
logging
pppoe
radius
snmp
sntp
station
system
tech-support
version
Foundry AP#show
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Show Authentication parameters
Show bootfile name
Show filters
Show hardware version
Display the session history
Show interface information
TTY line information
Show the logging buffers
Show PPPoE parameters
Show radius server
Show snmp statistics
Show sntp statistics
Show 802.11 station table
Show system information
System snapshot for tech support
Show system version
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