Entering cli commands, Using the question mark to get help – Dell POWEREDGE M1000E User Manual

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Using the Command-Line Interface

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Entering CLI Commands

The switch CLI uses several techniques to help you enter commands.

Using the Question Mark to Get Help

Enter a question mark (?) at the command prompt to display the commands

available in the current mode.

console(config-vlan)#?

exit

To exit from the mode.

help

Display help for various special keys.

ip

Configure IP parameters.

ipv6

Configure IPv6 parameters.

protocol

Configure the Protocols associated with

particular Group Ids.

vlan

Create a new VLAN or delete an existing

VLAN.

Enter a question mark (?) after each word you enter to display available

command keywords or parameters.

console(config)#vlan ?

database

Type 'vlan database' to enter VLAN mode.

protocol

Configure Protocol Based VLAN parameters.

If the help output shows a parameter in angle brackets, you must replace the

parameter with a value.

console#telnet ?

<ip-address|hostname>

Enter the valid host IP

address or Host Name.

If there are no additional command keywords or parameters, or if additional

parameters are optional, the following message appears in the output:

<cr>

Press enter to execute the command.

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