User manual

Basic Installation and Setup 2-1

For example, if you type add ip n and press , command

completion will spell out the keyword network without losing

your place in the command syntax. If the keyword is not

unique, you will get an error message.

Command retrieval

You can call back a n earlier command by pressing p (Ctrl

p). You can also use n (Ctrl n) to move forward to the next

command. Command retrieval works by consulting the history

of previous commands entered, which defaults to the last ten

commands.

Command reprint

This function is useful if you’re unsure what NETServer has

“seen” up to now. Use it by pressing l (Ctrl l).

Command Line Editing

Command line editing allows these options: b (ctrl b) or

(left arrow) brings you go back one character; b (ctrl b) or

(left arrow) brings you back one character; f (ctrl f) or

(right arrow) takes you forward one character; b (Esc-b)

takes you back one word; f (Esc-f) takes you forward one

word; a (ctrl a) takes you to the beginning of a command;

e (ctrl e) takes you to the end of a command and k (ctrl

k) kills the line.

Paused output display

When the NETServer outputs more information than your

screen can accommodate, you can use the following commands:

more (or carriage return) - continues output display

quit - cancels remainder of output display

Using general and positional help

The NETServer includes general and positional help to assist

you in determining the proper command syntax.

For general help, you can type the following command:

help