Specifications

DES-3000 Series Layer 2 Switch CLI Reference Manual
Commands are entered at the command prompt, DES-3026:4#.
There are a number of helpful features included in the CLI. Entering the ? command will display a list of all of the top-level
commands.
Figure 2-2. The ? Command
The dir command has the same function as the ? command.
When you enter a command without its required parameters, the CLI will prompt you with a Next possible completions:
message.
Figure 2-3. Example Command Parameter Help
In this case, the command show was entered without a parameter. The CLI will then prompt you to enter the next possible
completions with the message, Next possible completions:. Every command in the CLI has this feature, and complex commands
have several layers of parameter prompting.
In addition, after typing any given command plus one space, you can see all of the next possible sub-commands, in sequential
order, by repeatedly pressing the Tab key.
To re-enter a previously entered command at the command prompt, press the up arrow cursor key. The previous command will
appear at the command prompt.
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