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Getting Context Sensitive Help

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Getting Context Sensitive Help

Enter a question mark (?) at the system prompt to display a list of commands available for each
command mode. Optionally obtain a list of the arguments and keywords available for any
command using context-sensitive help.

Use any of the following commands to get help specific to a command mode, command name,
keyword or argument:

NOTE

The system prompt ma varies depending on which configuration mode you are in.

When using context-sensitive help, the space (or lack of a space) before the question mark (?) is
significant. To obtain a list of commands that begin with a particular character sequence, type in
those characters followed by the question mark (?). Do not include a space. This form of help is
called word help, because it completes a word.

RFS7000#service?

service Service Commands

RFS7000#service

Enter a question mark (?) in place of a keyword or argument to list keywords or arguments. Include
a space before the ?. This form of help is called command syntax help and shows which keywords
or arguments are available based on the command/ keywords and arguments already entered.

rmdir

service

run

show

service

spanning-tree

show

timezone

terminal

username

traceroute

vpn

upgrade

wireless

upgrade-abort

wlan-acl

write

zeroize

User Exec Mode

Priv Exec Mode

Global Configuration Mode

Command

Description

(prompt)# help

Displays a brief description of the help system.

(prompt)# abbreviated-command-entry ?

Lists commands in the current mode that begin with a particular
character string.

(prompt)# abbreviated-command-entry

Completes a partial command name.

(prompt)# ?

Lists all commands available in the command mode.

prompt)# command ?

Lists the available syntax options (arguments and keywords) for the
command.

(prompt)# command keyword ?

Lists the next available syntax option for the command.