C
HAPTER
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| Using the Command Line Interface
Entering Commands
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You can open up to four sessions to the device via Telnet.
N
OTE
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When SSH is enabled, Telnet can't be used.
ENTERING COMMANDS
This section describes how to enter CLI commands.
KEYWORDS AND
ARGUMENTS
A CLI command is a series of keywords and arguments. Keywords identify
a command, and arguments specify configuration parameters. Commands
are organized into functional groups. You can enter the full command from
the main level command prompt “>,” or enter the name of a command
group (e.g., port) and then enter the required command without the group
name prefix.
For example, in the command “port configuration 5,” port configuration
are keywords, and 5 specifies the port.
You can enter commands as follows:
◆ To enter a simple command, enter the command keyword.
◆ To enter multiple commands, enter each command in the required
order. For example, to enable Privileged Exec command mode, and
display the startup configuration, enter:
>port
Port>configuration 5
◆ To enter commands that require parameters, enter the required
parameters after the command keyword. For example, to set a
password for the administrator, enter:
>system password admin
MINIMUM
ABBREVIATION
The CLI will accept a minimum number of characters that uniquely identify
a command. For example, the command “configure” can be entered as
con. If an entry is ambiguous, the system will prompt for further input.
GETTING HELP ON
COMMANDS
You can display a brief description of the help system by entering the help
command. You can also display command syntax by using the “?” character
to list keywords or parameters.
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