Allied Telesis AT-8116 - Manual (Page 12)

Command Line Interface
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Entering Commands
Enter commands by typing the command name followed by zero or
more parameters and pressing
. For example, typing
at the command prompt displays the
Administrative Interface logo.
Items typed in courier are to be typed literally, or read directly from
the screen.
Angled bracketed items are variables and represent values. For
example,
represents an IP address in dotted decimal
notation as 123.1.2.3.
Items in the Times New Roman font (this font) appearing on a line are
hints to the user (not actually displayed on the screen).
Items in { } and separated by | represent alternatives for the
argument.
get-comm {read | write | *}
means you can type one of:
get-comm read
get-comm write
get-comm *
If you enter a command incorrectly, a message is displayed indicating
the type of error that occurred. For example, typing a nonexistent
command gives the following message:
SYS_console> pin
command not found
If the command exists but the number of parameters is incorrect, the
following message is displayed:
SYS_console> ping
too few arguments