Allied Telesis AT-8116 - Manual (Page 13)

AT-8116 User’s Guide
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To get an explanation of the command’s parameters add a question
mark (?) after the command name:
SYS_console> ping ?
?
ping IP traffic generator
[arg #0] destination IP address
[arg #1] number of packets to send or 0 for
endless ping
SYS_console> ping
Note
The command is reprinted after the prompt, and the user has only to
add the necessary parameters. If a question mark is added after the
first parameter, then the same explanation is provided, and the
previous command, including the provided parameters, is
redisplayed.
SYS_console> ping 129.1.1.7 ?
ping IP traffic generator
[arg #0] destination IP address
[arg #1] number of packets to send or 0 for
endless ping
SYS_console> ping 129.1.1.7
The CLI provides a history of the last commands. In order to obtain
the last command in the the command history, press <!> or Ctrl-P at
the prompt .
To correct a command line you may use the following special keys
(see the help-kbd command):
❑ <!> or CTRL-P - for the previous command
❑ CTRL-W - o delete the previous word
❑ CTRL-U - to erase the entire line