Allied Telesis RAPIER I - Manual (Page 16)

16 Command Line Interface (CLI) Enhancements Release Note
Software Version 2.8.1
C613-10477-00 REV B
Command Changes
The following table summarises the new command.
Command Part Description
Keyword A generic term for a predefined sequence of characters that the CLI
treats as a single unit.
Actions, parameters, and some parameter values are keywords.
Keywords are not case sensitive. In this Software Reference and the
online help, uppercase letters indicate minimum keyword abbreviations.
Action The first keyword in a command. This defines the type of operation to
perform. Actions do not have values.
Parameter Additional keywords that define:
• the object of the action (for example, “ip rip” in the figure above)
• the details of the action (for example, “auth” in the figure above)
Parameters are optional or required, may accept values, and are not case
sensitive. Spaces must separate parameters.
Value The value assigned to a parameter. Depending on the parameter, a value
can be:
• an item from a list of option keywords
• a number
• arbitrary text
Values are optional or required. Enter values with the syntax
parameter=value or parameter value (for details, see
Command
Reference Updates ). Most values are not case sensitive, except for
text, such as passwords.
Option A keyword that is one of a pre-defined list of values that a parameter
can accept.
Placeholder A format convention that describes the value a parameter can accept.
Instead of typing the placeholder, replace it with an appropriate value.
In this Software Reference, placeholders are printed in lowercase italic
font.
Default The value the router or switch uses as the parameter when you do not
enter one but the parameter requires one.
Command Description
set command assignmentoperator New command that sets the assignment operator
of the command parser to allow either an equals
sign or a space between the parameter as the
value.