Introduction
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1.2 Getting Context Sensitive Help
Enter a question mark (?) at the system prompt to display a list of commands available for
each mode. Obtain a list of arguments and keywords for any command using the CLI
context-sensitive help.
Use the following commands to obtain help specific to a command mode, command name,
keyword or argument:
Command Description
(prompt)# help Displays a brief description of the help system
(prompt)# abbreviated-command-
entry?
Lists commands in the current mode that begin
with a particular character string
(prompt)# abbreviated-command-
entry<Tab>
Completes a partial command name
(prompt)# ? Lists all commands available in the command
mode
(prompt)# command ? Lists the available syntax options (arguments and
keywords) for the command
(prompt)# command keyword ? Lists the next available syntax option for the
command
NOTE: The system prompt varies depending on which configuration
mode you are in.
NOTE: Enter Ctrl + V to use ? as a regular character and not as a
character used for displaying context sensitive help. This is required
when the user has to enter a URL that ends with a ?
NOTE: The escape character used through out the CLI is “\”. To enter a
"\" use "\\" instead.