User guide

Navigation of the CLI
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Navigation of the CLI
BeforeusingtheCLI,itisimportanttounderstandCLInavigationand
syntax.Additionally,therearecombinationsofkeystrokesthatsimplify
CLIuse.
CLI Prompts
TheCommandLineInterfacepromptindicatesthecurrentcommand
level.Therootportionofthepromptistheloginname;foradirect
adminserialportconnectionwithaterminalemulationapplication,
AdminPortistherootportionofacommand:
Admin Port > Config > Network >
ForTELNET/SSH,administherootportionofthecommand:
admin > config > network > 
Completion of Commands
TheCLIsupportsthecompletionofpartiallyenteredcommands.After
enteringthefirstfewcharactersofanentry,hittheTabkey;ifthe
charactersformauniquematch,theCLIwillcompletetheentry.
• Ifnomatchisfound,theCLIdisplaysthevalidentriesforthatlevel.
• Ifgre
aterthanonepossiblematchisfound,theCLIalsodisplaysthe
validentries.
• Theusercanenteradditionaltexttomaketheentryuniqueandthe
Tabkeytocompletetheentry.