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418 CLI reference
You can also use command stacking to proceed one or more levels in the
menu system, and go directly to another submenu and one of the related
menu options in that submenu.
For example, to proceed two levels (from the NTP Servers menu to the
System menu) and then go to the DNS settings menu to access the DNS
servers menu, use the following command:
>> NTP Servers# ../../dns/servers
Command abbreviation
You can abbreviate most commands.
To abbreviate a command, type the first characters which distinguish the
command from the others in the same menu or submenu.
For example, you can abbreviate the following command:
>> Main# cfg/sys/time/ntp/list
to
>> Main# c/sy/t/n/l
Tab completion
The Tab key can be used in the following ways:
•
To search for CLI commands or options:
— At the menu prompt, type the first character of a command. TIP:
You can use additional characters to refine the search.
— Press Tab.
A list of commands that begin with the character you selected
. If only one command matches the character you typed, that
command on the command line when you press Tab. Press
ENTER to execute the command.
•
To display the active menu:
— Ensure that the command line is blank.
— At the menu prompt, press the Tab key.
Using a submenu name as a command argument
To display the properties related to a specific submenu, you can include
the submenu name as an argument to the
cur command (at a menu
prompt one level up from the desired submenu information).
Nortel Secure Network Access Switch
Using the Command Line Interface
NN47230-100 03.01 Standard
28 July 2008
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