HP Secure Key Manager - Manual (Page 242)

new cert “new cert request”
is treated as three separate arguments:
• new
• cert
• new cert request
Escaping characters using backslash
You can include a quote character (“ or ‘) within an argument by putting a backslash (\) in front of
it. Thus, the command
new cert ‘new cert \‘request’
is treated as three separate arguments:
• new
• cert
• new cert ‘request
Similarly
new cert newcert\“request
is treated as three separate arguments:
• new
• cert
• newcert“request
The backslash character can also be used to escape itself. Thus, the string “\\” is treated as just a single
backslash character. Except for the cases when it appears before a single quote (‘), double quote (“), or
a backslash (\), the backslash character behaves normally. Thus the command
new cert “new cert \\reques\t”
is treated as three separate arguments:
• new
• cert
• new cert \reques\t
Tab completion
The tab completion feature allows you to type part of a command and use the tab key to fill in the
remainder. If the command is unambiguous, the CLI will fill in the rest of the command up until the next
point of ambiguity. For example, if you type sh, the CLI will complete the word show, as this is the only
possible ending to that word.
Because the majority of commands include multiple words, you will most likely type the beginning of
one word, press tab to complete the word, start another word, and press tab again. Tab completion is
available as long as the CLI knows you can only be referring to one word or command.
If the text you have entered can refer to multiple commands, tab completion will not work, but you can
press the return key to view the possible commands. For example, if you type show sys and press the
return key, the CLI displays the commands that begin with show sys.
Command shortcuts
Similar to tab completion, the CLI enables you to execute commands without typing the complete
command name. When you do not type the complete command name, the SKM attempts to match the
pattern you typed against all the commands available in the current mode (view, config, or script). If
there is only one command that matches, that command is executed.
242 Using the Command Line Interface