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6 FastIron Ethernet Switch Administration Guide

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Using stack-unit, slot number, and port number with CLI commands

Using stack-unit, slot number, and port number

with CLI commands

Many CLI commands require users to enter port numbers as part of the command syntax, and

many show command outputs display port numbers. The port numbers are entered and displayed

in one of the following formats:

• port number only

• slot number and port number

• stack-unit, slot number, and port number

The following sections show which format is supported on which devices. The ports are labelled on

the front panels of the devices.

CLI nomenclature on Chassis-based models

Chassis-based models (FSX 800 and FSX 1600) use port numbering that consists of a slot number

and a port number. When you enter CLI commands on these devices, you must specify both the

slot number and the port number. The slot numbers used in the FSX CLI examples apply only to

Chassis devices.

Here is an example. The following commands change the CLI from the global CONFIG level to the

configuration level for the first port on the device:

• FSX commands

Brocade(config)#interface e 1/1

Brocade(config-if-1/1)#

Syntax: ethernet slotnum/portnum

Ctrl+C Escapes and terminates command prompts and ongoing tasks (such as

lengthy displays), and displays a fresh command prompt.

Ctrl+D Deletes the character at the cursor.

Ctrl+E Moves to the end of the current command line.

Ctrl+F Moves the cursor forward one character.

Ctrl+K Deletes all characters from the cursor to the end of the command line.

Ctrl+L; Ctrl+R Repeats the current command line on a new line.

Ctrl+N Enters the next command line in the history buffer.

Ctrl+P Enters the previous command line in the history buffer.

Ctrl+U; Ctrl+X Deletes all characters from the cursor to the beginning of the command line.

Ctrl+W Deletes the last word you typed.

Ctrl+Z Moves from any CONFIG level of the CLI to the Privileged EXEC level; at the

Privileged EXEC level, moves to the User EXEC level.

TABLE 3 CLI line editing commands (Continued)

Ctrl+Key combination Description