Version 7.2  87  Mediant 500L Gateway & E-SBC 
 
User's Manual   7. CLI-Based Management 
Shortcut Key  Description 
values and a brief description of the next parameter expected for that 
particular command. For example: 
(config-network)# dns srv2ip ? 
 [0-9]                            index 
If a command can be invoked (i.e., all its arguments have been entered), 
the question mark at its end displays "<cr>" to indicate that a carriage 
return (Enter) can now be entered to run the command, for example: 
(config)# logging host 10.1.1.1 ? 
<Ctrl + A>  Moves the cursor to the beginning of the command line.  
<Ctrl + E>  Moves the cursor to the end of the command line. 
<Ctrl + U>  Deletes all the characters on the command line. 
You need only enter enough letters to identify a command as unique. For 
example, entering "int G 0/0" at the configuration prompt provides you 
access to the configuration parameters for the specified Gigabit-Ethernet 
interface. Entering "interface GigabitEthernet 0/0" 
would work as well, but is 
not necessary. 
-prompt 
Displays the next screen of output. You can configure the size of the 
displayed output, as described in ''Configuring Displayed Output Lines in 
CLI Terminal Window'' on page 95. 
 
 
7.1.3  Common CLI Commands 
The following table contains descriptions of common CLI commands. 
Table  7-2: Common CLI Commands 
Command  Description 
do 
Provides a way to execute commands in other command sets without taking the 
time to exit the current command set. The following example shows the do 
command, used to view the GigabitEthernet interface configuration while in the 
virtual-LAN interface command set: 
(config)# interface vlan 1 
(conf-if-VLAN 1)# do show interfaces GigabitEthernet 0/0 
no 
Undoes an issued command or disables a feature. Enter no before the 
command: 
activate 
Activates a command. When you enter a configuration command in the CLI, the 
command is not applied until you enter the activate and exit commands. 
Note: Offline configuration changes require a reset of the device. A reset can be 
performed at the end of the configuration changes. A required reset is indicated 
by an asterisk (*) before the command prompt. 
exit 
Leaves the current command-set and returns one level up. If issued on the top 
level, the session ends.   
For online parameters, if the configuration was changed and no activate 
command was entered, the exit command applies the activate command 
automatically. If issued on the top level, the session will end: