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Abbreviated syntax, Command shortcuts, Numerical ranges – Extreme Networks Summit1 User Manual

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Abbreviated syntax is the shortest, most unambiguous, allowable abbreviation of a
command, parameter, or value. Typically, this is the first three letters of the command.

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HORTCUTS

All named components of the switch configuration must have a unique name.
Components are named using the

create

command. When you enter a command to

configure a named component, you do not need to use the keyword of the component.
For example, to create a VLAN, you must enter a unique VLAN name:

create vlan engineering

Once you have created the VLAN with a unique name, you can then eliminate the
keyword

vlan

from all other commands that require the name to be entered. For

example, instead of entering the command

config vlan engineering delete port 1-3,6

you could enter the following shortcut:

config engineering delete port 1-3, 6

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ANGES

Commands that require you to enter one or more port numbers use the parameter

in the syntax. A portlist can be a range of numbers, for example:

port 1-3

You can add additional port numbers to the list, separated by a comma:

port 1-3,6,8

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All named components of the switch configuration must have a unique name. Names
must begin with an alphabetical character delimited by whitespace, unless enclosed in
quotation marks.

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