broken into indented separate lines. In a console window they would appear as a single
continuous line which folds at the right margin.
For example, if the following command is typed:
gw-world:/> add IPRule
SourceInterface=If2
SourceNetwork=all-nets
DestinationInterface=If2
DestinationNetwork=all-nets
Action=Allow
Service=all_services
Na
If the tab key is now pressed, the letters Na will now be completed to become Name= because all
the mandatory parameters have already been entered.
Note: Rule names are recommended
Even when it is optional, it is recommended that a Name value is assigned to a rule. This
makes examining and understanding the configuration easier.
Getting the Default or Current Property Value
The period "." character before a tab can be used to automatically fill in the default value for an
object property in an Add command. For example:
gw-world:/> add LogReceiver LogReceiverSyslog log_example
Address=example_ip
LogSeverity=.<tab>
This will fill in the default value for LogSeverity:
gw-world:/> add LogReceiver LogReceiverSyslog example
Address=example_ip
LogSeverity=Emergency,Alert,Critical,Error,Warning,Notice,Info
This severity list can then be edited with the back arrow and backspace keys. A default value is
not always available. For example, the Action of an IP rule has no default.
This same sequence can be used to get the current property value in a Set command. For
example:
gw-world:/> set LogReceiver LogReceiverSyslog log_example Address=.<tab>
This will display the current value for the Address property.
Appending Property Values
Another usage of the period character before a tab is to automatically fill in the current value of
an object property in a command line. This is very useful when there is a need to append a new
value to a list of pre-existing values.
For example, the following unfinished command may have been typed:
gw-world:/> set Address IP4Address If1_ip Address=
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