SMC Networks SMC TigerStack III SMC6824MPE - Manual (Page 266)

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Entering Commands
This section describes how to enter CLI commands.
Keywords and Arguments
A CLI command is a series of keywords and arguments. Keywords identify a
command, and arguments specify configuration parameters. For example, in
the command “show interfaces status ethernet 1/5,” show interfaces and
status are keywords, ethernet is an argument that specifies the interface
type, and 1/5 specifies the unit/port.
You can enter commands as follows:
• To enter a simple command, enter the command keyword.
• To enter multiple commands, enter each command in the required order.
For example, to enable Privileged Exec command mode, and display the
startup configuration, enter:
Console>enable
Console#show startup-config
• To enter commands that require parameters, enter the required
parameters after the command keyword. For example, to set a password
for the administrator, enter:
Console(config)#username admin password 0 smith
Minimum Abbreviation
The CLI will accept a minimum number of characters that uniquely identify a
command. For example, the command “configure” can be entered as con. If
an entry is ambiguous, the system will prompt for further input.
Command Completion
If you terminate input with a Tab key, the CLI will print the remaining
characters of a partial keyword up to the point of ambiguity. In the “logging
history” example, typing log followed by a tab will result in printing the
command up to “logging.”