How to get command help, Viewing a list of valid parameters – Allied Telesis AlliedWare Plus Operating System Version 5.4.4C (x310-26FT,x310-26FP,x310-50FT,x310-50FP) User Manual
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Getting Started
Software Reference for x310 Series Switches
C613-50046-01 REV A
AlliedWare Plus
TM
Operating System - Version 5.4.4C
1.3
How to get Command Help
The following kinds of command help are available:
■
lists of valid parameters with brief descriptions (the ? key)
■
completion of keywords (the Tab key)
■
error messages for incomplete or incorrect syntax
Command
Abbreviations
The AlliedWare Plus
TM
CLI contains a number of abbreviations for its commands. For
example, the show interface command can be entered in the abbreviated form shown
below:
Viewing a List of Valid Parameters
To get syntax help, type ? (i.e. “space question mark”) after:
■
the prompt. This will list all commands available in the mode you are in.
■
one or more parameters. This will list parameters that can come next in the partial
command.
■
one or more letters of a parameter. This will list matching parameters.
Example
To see which commands are available in Privileged Exec mode, enter “?” at the Privileged
Exec mode command prompt:
This results in output like the following output:
Example
To see which show commands that start with “i” are available in Privileged Exec mode,
enter “?” after show i:
awplus#
sh in vlan100
Note
The AlliedWare Plus
TM
OS only displays one screenful of text at a time, with the
prompt “--More--” at the end of each screenful. Press the space bar to display
the next screenful or the Q key to return to the command prompt.
awplus#
?
Figure 1-1: Example output from the ? command
Exec commands:
activate Activate a script
cd Change the current working directory
clear Reset functions
clock Manage clock
configure Enter configuration mode
copy Copy from one file to another
.
.
.
awplus#
show i?