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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.