User Guide
COMMAND HISTORY
CHAPTER 23: COMMAND LINE INTERFACE 531
Within subcommands, typing Enter or Return at an empty prompt returns you to the main
command.
Escaping Subcommands
You can use the Ctrl+C keyboard shortcut at any time within a subcommand to immediately
exit return to the top level of the CLI.
Command History
The CLI keeps a history of all commands entered during a session. Use the Up and Down
arrow keys on your keyboard, or the Ctrl+P and Ctrl+N key combinations to scroll through a
running list of the recently-used commands.
Completing Commands
The IronPort AsyncOS CLI supports command completion. You can enter the first few letters
of some commands followed by the Tab key and the CLI completes the string. If the letters you
entered are not unique among commands, the CLI “narrows” the set. For example:
Configuration Changes
You can make configuration changes while web operations proceed normally.
Configuration changes do not take effect until you complete the following steps:
1. Issue the
commit command at the command prompt.
2. Give the commit command the input required.
3. Receive confirmation of the
commit procedure at the CLI.
Changes to configuration that have not been committed are recorded, but do not go into
effect until you run the commit command. However, not all commands require the commit
command to be run.
Exiting the CLI session, system shutdown, reboot, failure, or issuing the clear command
clears changes that have not yet been committed.
Currently configured interfaces:
1. Management (172.xxx.xx.xx/xx: example.com)
Choose the operation you want to perform:
- NEW - Create a new interface.
- EDIT - Modify an interface.
- DELETE - Remove an interface.
[]>
example.com> set (type the Tab key)
setgateway, setgoodtable, sethostname, settime, settz
example.com> seth (typing the Tab again completes the entry with sethostname)