System information
Command Line Interface
4-4
Showing Commands
If you enter a “?” at the command prompt, the system will display the first level of 
keywords for the current command class (Normal Exec or Privileged Exec) or 
configuration class (Global, ACL, Interface, Line, VLAN Database, or MSTP). You 
can also display a list of valid keywords for a specific command. For example, the 
command “show ?” displays a list of possible show commands:
The command “show interfaces ?” will display the following information:
Partial Keyword Lookup
If you terminate a partial keyword with a question mark, alternatives that match the 
initial letters are provided. (Remember not to leave a space between the command 
and question mark.) For example “s?” shows all the keywords starting with “s.”
onsole#show ?
 bridge-ext Bridge extend information
 calendar Date information
 controllers Interface controller status
 dot1x Show 802.1x content
 history Information of history
 interfaces Information of interfaces
 ip IP information
 line TTY line information
 log Show the records of login
 logging Show the setting of login
 mac-address-table Set configuration of the address table
 map Map priority
 port Characteristics of the port
 pvlan Information of private VLAN
 queue Information of priority queue
 radius-server Radius server information
 running-config The system configuration of running
 snmp SNMP statistics
 spanning-tree Specify spanning-tree
 ssh Secure shell
 startup-config The system configuration of starting up
 system Information of system
 tacacs-server Login by tacacs server
 users Display information about terminal lines
 version System hardware and software status
 vlan Switch VLAN Virtual Interface
Console#show
Console#show interfaces ?
 counters Information of interfaces counter
 status Information of interfaces status
 switchport Information of interfaces switchport
Console#
Console#show s?
snmp  sntp  spanning-tree  ssh  startup-config
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