Reference Guide

Obtaining Help

Obtain a list of keywords and a brief functional description of those keywords at any CLI mode using

the ? or help command:

• To list the keywords available in the current mode, enter ? at the prompt or after a keyword.

• Enter ? after a prompt lists all of the available keywords. The output of this command is the same for

the help command.

• Enter ? after a partial keyword lists all of the keywords that begin with the specified letters.

• Enter [space]? after a keyword lists all of the keywords that can follow the specified keyword.

? Command Example

Dell#?

start Start Shell

capture Capture Packet

cd Change current directory

clear Reset functions

clock Manage the system clock

configure Configuring from terminal

copy Copy from one file to another

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Keyword? Command Example

? after a partial keyword lists all of the keywords that begin with the specified letters.

Dell(conf)#cl?

class-map

clock

Dell(conf)#cl

Keyword ? Command Example

A keyword followed by [space]? lists all of the keywords that can follow the specified keyword.

Dell(conf)#clock ?

summer-time Configure summer (daylight savings) time

timezone Configure time zone

Dell(conf)#clock

Entering and Editing Commands

Notes for entering commands.

• The CLI is not case-sensitive.

• You can enter partial CLI keywords.

– Enter the minimum number of letters to uniquely identify a command. For example, you cannot

enter cl as a partial keyword because both the clock and class-map commands begin with the

letters “cl.” You can enter

clo, however, as a partial keyword because only one command begins

with those three letters.

• The TAB key autocompletes keywords in commands. Enter the minimum number of letters to

uniquely identify a command.

• The UP and DOWN arrow keys display previously entered commands (refer to Command History).

• The BACKSPACE and DELETE keys erase the previous letter.

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