Basic CLI Command Reference
66 Basic System Configuration Guide
Convert rest of word to uppercase............Esc-c
Convert rest of word to lowercase............Esc-l
Delete remainder of word.....................Esc-d
Delete word up to cursor.....................Ctrl-w
Transpose current and previous character.....Ctrl-t
Enter command and return to root prompt......Ctrl-z
Refresh input line...........................Ctrl-l
help global — Displays help on global commands.
Available global commands:
back - Go back a level in the command tree
echo - Echo the text that is typed in
exec - Execute a file - use -echo to show the commands and
prompts on the screen
exit - Exit to intermediate mode - use option all to exit to
root prompt
help - Display help
history - Show command history
info - Display configuration for the present node
logout - Log off this system
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ping - Verify the reachability of a remote host
pwc - Show the present working context
sleep - Sleep for specified number of seconds
ssh - SSH to a host
telnet - Telnet to a host
traceroute - Determine the route to a destination address
tree - Display command tree structure from the context of
execution
write - Write text to another user
help special-characters — Displays help on special characters.
Use the following CLI commands to display more information about commands and
command syntax:
? — Lists all commands in the current context.
string? — Lists all commands available in the current context that start with the string.
command ? — Display command’s syntax and associated keywords.
string<Tab> or string<Space> — Complete a partial command name (auto-completion) or list
available commands that match the string.
history
Syntax history
Context <global>
Description This command lists the last 30 commands entered in this session.
Re-execute a command in the history with the !n command, where n is the line number associated with
the command in the history output.