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Cisco ATM Services (AXSM) Configuration Guide and Command Reference for MGX Switches
Release 5.2, Part Number OL-6484-01 Rev. C0, September 2005
Chapter 1 Introduction
Command Line Interface
CLI Syntax
This section explains the syntax for using commands in the CLI. The following topics are discussed:
• Command Notation
• Command Parameters
• Command Entry
Command Notation
The notations for the CLI syntax are as follows:
• Commands appear in bold, for example: addport
• Keywords appear in bold, for example: -ds3
• Literal strings appear in bold, for example: yes
• Variables appear in italics, for example: bay.line
• Required parameters appear within arrowheads (< >), for example: <ifNum>
• Optional parameters appear within square brackets ([ ]),
for example: [-minvpi minvpi]
• A vertical bar ( | ) represents the logical OR function.
Command Parameters
Parameters act as the arguments for the command. Parameters may consist of variables, keywords, and
literal strings.
Commands may include parameters that are keyword-driven or position-dependent.
Position-dependent Parameters
You must type position-dependent parameters in the order they appear in the syntax description. For
example, to add a logical port, you must enter the required, position-dependent parameters as follows:
addport <ifNum> <bay.line> <guaranteedRate> <maxrate> <sctID> <ifType> [vpi]
Keyword-driven Parameters
For a keyword-driven parameter, the keyword is preceded by a dash and followed by a variable, for
example:
[-timeout secs]
Keyword-driven parameters are usually not position-dependent.
In the following example, the command contains both keyword-driven and position-dependent
parameters.
The keyword-driven parameters appear first in a specific order. The keyword-driven parameters can be
in any order after that.
delcons <ifNum> <vpi> <vci> [-num num. conns to del] [-verbose 1 | 0 ]