Chapter 1: Command Line Interface
22 Section I: Getting Started
Command Format
The following sections describe the command line interface features and
the command syntax conventions.
Command Line
Interface
Features
The command line interface has these features:
Command history - Use the up and down arrow keys.
Keyword abbreviations - Any keyword can be recognized by typing an
unambiguous prefix, for example, type “sh” and the software responds
with “show.”
Tab key - Pressing the Tab key fills in the rest of a keyword
automatically. For example, typing “sh” and then pressing the Tab key
enters “show” on the command line.
Command
Formatting
Conventions
This manual uses the following command format conventions:
screen text font - This font illustrates the format of a command and
command examples.
[ ] - Brackets indicate optional parameters or keywords.
| - Vertical line separates parameter or keyword options for you to
choose from.
Italics - Italics indicate variables you provide.
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