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To enter multiple commands:
At the prompt, enter each command in succession. For example, to 
display the system menu and reset the Switch units in the stack, enter:
system reset
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To enter commands that require values:
Append the values to the name of the command. For example, to 
display the system menu and change your password, enter:
system password <password>
If you do not specify values for a command that requires them, you 
are prompted to enter the values. At each prompt, the default value is 
displayed in brackets.
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To enter abbreviated commands
At the prompt, enter enough characters to uniquely identify the 
commands. For example, to display the system menu and then change 
the password for your user, enter:
sy pa <password>
Displaying Menus
There are several ways to display the menus in the command line 
interface menu structure:
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To display sub-menus:
At the Select menu option prompt, enter the name of the menu or 
menus.
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To display parent menus:
At the Select menu option prompt, enter 
q
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To display the Top-level menu:
Press the [Esc] key.
Obtaining Help
You can access the command line interface help system at any time by 
entering 
?
 at the Select menu option prompt.