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E/OS Command Line Interface User Manual

Using the Command Line Interface Help

The question mark (?) can be used within a command to obtain

certain information:

• If the question mark is used in place of a command keyword, all

the keywords at that level of the CLI command tree display:

Root> config system ?

Command identified

contact - Set the system contact attribute

date - Set the system date and time

description - Set the system description attribute

location - Set the system location attribute

name - Set the system name attribute

show - Display the system configuration

• If the question mark is used at the end of a recognized command,

any parameters for that command display:

Root> config port name ?

- name <portNumber> <portName>

• If the question mark is used after one or more characters of a

keyword, any keywords at that level of the CLI command tree

display:

Root> config s?

security snmp switch system