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Getting context sensitive help
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Use the following commands to obtain help specific to a command mode, command name,
keyword or argument:
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.
When using context-sensitive help, the space (or lack of a space) before the question mark (?) is
significant. To obtain a list of commands that begin with a particular sequence, enter the
characters followed by a question mark (?). Do not include a space. This form of help is called word
help, because it completes a word.
RFController#service?
service Service Commands
RFController#service
Enter a question mark (?) (in place of a keyword or argument) to list keywords or arguments.
Include a space before the ?. This form of help is called command syntax help. It shows the
keywords or arguments available based on the command/keyword and argument already entered.
RFController>service ?
diag Diagnostics
encrypt Encrypt password or key with secret
save-cli Save CLI tree for all modes in html format
show Show running system information
RFController>service
It is possible to abbreviate commands and keywords to allow a unique abbreviation. For example,
“configure terminal” can be abbreviated as
config t
. Since the abbreviated command is unique,
the controller accepts the abbreviation and executes the command.
Enter the help command (available in any command mode) to provide the following description:
RFController>help
CLI provides advanced help feature. When you need help,
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