Displaying cli "help, Displaying cli "help" -11 – IronPort Systems 4108GL User Manual

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Using the Command Line Interface (CLI)

Using the CLI

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Thus, if you wanted to create a port trunk group using ports c3-c6, the above
conventions show that you could do so using any of the following forms of
the

trunk command:

HP4108(config)# trunk trk1 trunk c3-c6

HP4108(config)# trunk trk1 trunk e c3-c6

HP4108(config)# trunk trk1 lacp c3-c6

HP4108(config)# trunk trk1 lacp e c3-c6

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 want to see the command options for configuring

port C5:

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 C5 on the switch.

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