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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?