Installation manual

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Entering Commands
This section describes how to enter CLI commands.
Keywords and Arguments
A CLI command is a series of keywords and arguments. Keywords identify a command,
and arguments specify configuration parameters. For example, in the command “show
interfaces status ethernet 1/5,” show interfaces and status are keywords, ethernet is an
argument that specifies the interface type, and 1/5 specifies the unit/port.
You can enter commands as follows:
• To enter a simple command, enter the command keyword.
• To enter multiple commands, enter each command in the required order. For example,
to enable Privileged Exec command mode, and display the startup configuration, enter:
Console>enable
Console#show startup-config
• To enter commands that require parameters, enter the required parameters after the
command keyword. For example, to set a password for the administrator, enter:
Console(config)#username admin password 0 smith
Minimum Abbreviation
The CLI will accept a minimum number of characters that uniquely identify a command.
For example, the command “configure” can be entered as con. If an entry is ambiguous,
the system will prompt for further input.
Command Completion
If you terminate input with a Tab key, the CLI will print the remaining characters of a partial
keyword up to the point of ambiguity. In the “logging history” example, typing log followed
by a tab will result in printing the command up to “logging.”
Getting Help on Commands
You can display a brief description of the help system by entering the help command. You
can also display command syntax by using the “?” character to list keywords or
parameters.