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Getting context sensitive help
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Use the following commands to obtain help specific to a command mode, command name,
keyword or argument:
NOTE
The system prompt varies depending on which configuration mode you are in.
NOTE
Enter Ctrl + V to use ? as a regular character and not as a character used for displaying context
sensitive help. This is required when the user has to enter a URL that ends with a ?
NOTE
The escape character used through out the CLI is “\”. To enter a "\" use "\\" instead.
When using context-sensitive help, the space (or lack of a space) before the question mark (?) is
significant. To obtain a list of commands that begin with a particular sequence, enter the
characters followed by a question mark (?). Do not include a space. This form of help is called word
help, because it completes a word.
RFController#service?
service Service Commands
RFController#service
Enter a question mark (?) (in place of a keyword or argument) to list keywords or arguments.
Include a space before the ?. This form of help is called command syntax help. It shows the
keywords or arguments available based on the command/keyword and argument already entered.
RFController>service ?
diag Diagnostics
encrypt Encrypt password or key with secret
save-cli Save CLI tree for all modes in html format
show Show running system information
RFController>service
It is possible to abbreviate commands and keywords to allow a unique abbreviation. For example,
“configure terminal” can be abbreviated as
config t. Since the abbreviated command is unique,
the controller accepts the abbreviation and executes the command.
Enter the help command (available in any command mode) to provide the following description:
RFController>help
CLI provides advanced help feature. When you need help,
Command Description
(prompt)# help Displays a brief description of the help system
(prompt)#
abbreviated-command-entry?
Lists commands in the current mode that begin with a
particular character string
(prompt)#
abbreviated-command-entry<Tab>
Completes a partial command name
(prompt)# ? Lists all commands available in the command mode
(prompt)# command ? Lists the available syntax options (arguments and
keywords) for the command
(prompt)# command keyword ? Lists the next available syntax option for the command