Efficient Networks SpeedStream 5600 Series - Manual (Page 22)

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Command Prompt/Error Prompt
The following are the keyboard conventions used during a command
session. Normally, the command line prompt is:
Command->
However, if there has been a “soft” error during power-on self test
(POST), the prompt will display as:
post_error->
If you see this prompt, you can connect to the router via serial port and
reboot the router. When the router reboots, the POST error messages will
be displayed to the serial console. Contact Efficient Networks Customer
Support to report the problem.
Command Line Interface Conventions
The following are the keyboard conventions used during a command
session.
At the Command-> prompt:
Some commands have required and optional parameters. If you type the
command name and press [Enter], you will be prompted for each
parameter. When being prompted for a command argument:
+ or - Scrolls through the keywords. This control only works for
arguments that are keywords.
help Displays the conventions described below.
? Displays the top-level command set.
? Displays help for the command <cmd>. For example, to see
all “set” commands, type set ?.
ESC– or ESC+ Scrolls through the last commands executed. Type ENTER to
execute the command displayed.
CTRL-U Erases the entire line.
[Backspace] Backs up one character
[Control-C] Aborts the current command-line entry.
[ESC] Can be used to put the command line into the vi-style line
editing mode.