Allied Telesis AT-8100 Series - Manual (Page 71)

AT-8100 Switch Command Line User’s Guide
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Command Format
The following sections describe the command line interface features and
the command syntax conventions.
Command Line
Interface
Features
The command line interface has these features:
 Command history - Use the up and down arrow keys.
 Keyword abbreviations - Any keyword can be recognized by typing
an unambiguous prefix, for example, type “sh” and the software
responds with “show.”
 Tab key - Pressing the Tab key fills in the rest of a keyword
automatically. For example, typing “sh” and then pressing the Tab
key enters “show” on the command line.
Command
Formatting
Conventions
This manual uses the following command format conventions:
 screen text font - This font illustrates the format of a command
and command examples.
 [ ] - Brackets indicate optional parameters.
 | - Vertical line separates parameter options for you to choose
from.
 Italics - Italics indicate variables you have to provide.
Command
Examples
Most of the command examples in this guide start at the User Exec mode
and include the navigational commands. Here is an example that creates a
new VLAN called Engineering with the VID 5:
awplus> enable
awplus# configure terminal
awplus(config)# vlan database
awplus(config-vlan)# vlan 5 name Engineering
You do not have to return to the User Exec mode when you finish a
management task. But it is a good idea to return to the Privileged Exec
mode to confirm your changes with the appropriate SHOW command,
before performing a new task.