Startup and General Configuration
Getting Help with CLI Syntax
3-8 Matrix E1 Series (1G694-13) Configuration Guide
For information about setting the IP address, refer to Section 3.2.2.11.
Refer to the instructions included with the Telnet application for information about establishing a
Telnet session.
3.1.7 Getting Help with CLI Syntax
As shown in Figure 3-4, you can display command options, such as syntax details and a list of
commands that share the same initial keywords, by entering a question mark (?) in the CLI
command string. This feature is useful if you are unsure of all the keywords in a command, or what
other commands complete a configuration step.
Figure 3-4 Using ? to Display Command Options
This example shows how to use the ? to display commands beginning with show priority:
3.1.8 CLI Screen Scrolling Commands
CLI commands that require more than one screen to display will prompt you to enter the following
keystrokes to return to the command prompt or to continue displaying output.
Matrix>show priority ?
classification
queue
Matrix>show priority
Table 3-2 Screen Scrolling Commands
Key Sequence Command
Ctrl+C Return to the command prompt.
S Scroll through the output.
M Show “more” -- the next screen in the command output.