H3C Technologies H3C S12500 Series Switches - Manual (Page 18)

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Abbreviating commands
You can enter a command line quickly by entering incomplete keywords that can uniquely identify the
complete command. In user view, for example, commands starting with an s include startup
saved-configuration and system-view. To enter system view, you only need to enter sy. To set the
configuration file to be used at the next startup, you can enter st s.
You can also press Tab to have an incomplete keyword automatically completed.
Configuring and using command keyword aliases
The command keyword alias function allows you to replace the first keyword of a non-undo command or
the second keyword of an undo command with your preferred keyword when you execute the command.
For example, if you configure show as the alias for the display keyword, you can enter show to execute
a display command.
Usage guidelines
• After you successfully execute a command by using a keyword alias, the system saves the keyword,
instead of its alias, to the running configuration.
• If you press Tab after entering part of an alias, the keyword is displayed.
• If a string you entered partially matches a keyword and an alias, the command indicated by the
alias is executed. To execute the command indicated by the keyword, enter the complete keyword.
• If you enter a string that partially matches multiple aliases, the system gives you a prompt.
Configuration procedure
To configure a command keyword alias:
Step Command Remarks
1. Enter system view. system-view N/A
2. Enable the command
keyword alias function.
command-alias enable
By default, the command keyword
alias function is disabled.
3. Configure a command
keyword alias. command-alias mapping cmdkey
alias
By default, no command keyword
alias is configured.
You must enter the cmdkey and
alias arguments in their complete
form.
Configuring and using hotkeys
To facilitate CLI operation, the system defines some hotkeys and provides five configurable command
hotkeys. Pressing a command hotkey equals entering a command. For system-reserved hotkeys, see Table
3 .
To configure hotkeys:
Step Command Remarks
1. Enter system view. system-view N/A