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Entering Commands
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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.”
Getting Help on Commands
You can display a brief description of the help system by entering the help command. You can also
display command syntax by using the “?” character to list keywords or parameters.
Showing Commands
If you enter a “?” at the command prompt, the system will display the first level of keywords or
command groups. You can also display a list of valid keywords for a specific command. For
example, the command “system ?” displays a list of possible system commands:
Console#show ?
access-group Access groups
access-list Access lists
accounting Uses an accounting list with this name
alarm-status Show alarm status
arp Information of ARP cache
authorization Enables EXEC accounting
auto-traffic-control Auto traffic control information
banner Banner info
bridge-ext Bridge extension information
cable-diagnostics Shows the information of cable diagnostics
calendar Date and time information
class-map Displays class maps
dns DNS information
dot1q-tunnel dot1q-tunnel
dot1x 802.1X content
efm Ethernet First Mile feature
erps Displays ERPS configuration
ethernet Specifies the ethernet