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Using the Command Line Interface (CLI)

Using the CLI

Using the Command Line

Interface (CLI)

Thus, if you wanted to create a port trunk group using ports 5 - 8, the above

conventions show that you could do so using any of the following forms of

the trunk command:

HP2512(config)# trunk trk1 trunk 5-8

HP2512(config)# trunk trk1 trunk e 5-8

HP2512(config)# trunk trk1 lacp 5-8

HP2512(config)# trunk trk1 lacp e 5-8

Listing Command Options. You can use the CLI to remind you of the

options available for a command by entering command keywords followed by

?. For example, suppose you wanted to see the command options for config-

uring port 5:

Figure 3-6. Example of How To List the Options for a Specific Command

Displaying CLI "Help"

CLI Help provides two types of context-sensitive information:

■ Command list with a brief summary of each command’s purpose

■ Detailed information on how to use individual commands

Displaying Command-List Help. You can display a listing of command

Help summaries for all commands available at the current privilege level. That

is, when you are at the Operator level, you can display the Help summaries

only for Operator-Level commands. At the Manager level, you can display the

Help summaries for both the Operator and Manager levels, and so on.

Syntax: help

For example, to list the Operator-Level commands with their purposes:

This example displays the command options

for configuring port 5 on the switch.

HP ProCurve series 2500 User Manual

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