Concept Guide

help
help
Description
This command displays help for the CLI.
Usage Guidelines
This command displays keyboard editing commands that allow you to make corrections or changes to the
command without retyping.
You can also enter the question mark (?) to get various types of command help:
l When typed at the beginning of a line, the question mark lists all commands available in the current mode.
l When typed at the end of a command or abbreviation, the question mark lists possible commands that
match.
l When typed in place of a parameter, the question mark lists available options.
Example
The following example shows the output of the help command.
HELP:
Special keys:
BS .... delete previous character
Ctrl-A .... go to beginning of line
Ctrl-E .... go to end of line
Ctrl-F .... go forward one character
Ctrl-B .... go backward one character
Ctrl-D .... delete current character
Ctrl-U, X .. delete to beginning of line
Ctrl-K .... delete to end of line
Ctrl-W .... delete previous word
Ctrl-T .... transpose previous character
Ctrl-P .... go to previous line in history buffer
Ctrl-N .... go to next line in history buffer
Ctrl-Z .... return to root command prompt
Tab .... command-line completion
exit .... go to next lower command prompt
? .... list choices
Help may be requested at any point in a command by entering
a question mark '?'. If nothing matches, the help list will
be empty and you must back up until entering a '?' shows the
available options.
Two styles of help are provided:
1. Full help is available when you are ready to enter a
command argument (e.g. 'show ?') and describes each possible
argument.
2. Partial help is provided when an abbreviated argument is entered
and you want to know what arguments match the input
(e.g. 'show w?'.)
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