User's Manual 9. CLI-Based Management
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Shortcut Key Description
? (question mark)
ï‚§ Displays a list of all subcommands in the current mode, for example:
(config-voip)# voip-network ?
dns Enter voip-network dns
ip-group IP Group table
nat-translation NATTranslationtable
...
ï‚§ Displays a list of available commands beginning with certain letter(s),
for example:
(config)# voip-network d?
dns Enter voip-network dns
ï‚§ Displays syntax help for a specific command by entering the command,
a space, and then a question mark (?). This includes the range of valid
values and a brief description of the next parameter expected for that
particular command. For example:
(config)# voip-network dns srv2ip ?
[0-9] index
If a command can be invoked (i.e., all its arguments have been entered),
the question mark at its end displays "<cr>" to indicate that a carriage
return (Enter) can now be entered to run the command, for example:
(config)# logging host 10.1.1.1 ?
<Ctrl + A>
Moves the cursor to the beginning of the command line.
<Ctrl + E>
Moves the cursor to the end of the command line.
<Ctrl + U>
Deletes all the characters on the command line.
You need only enter enough letters to identify a command as unique. For
example, entering "int G 0/0" at the configuration prompt provides you
access to the configuration parameters for the specified Gigabit-Ethernet
interface. Entering "interface GigabitEthernet 0/0" would work as well, but i
-prompt
Displays the next screen of output. You can configure the size of the
displayed output, as described in ''Configuring Displayed Output Lines in
CLI Terminal Window'' on page 85.
9.1.3 Common CLI Commands
The following table contains descriptions of common CLI commands.
Table 9-2: Common CLI Commands
Command Description
do
Provides a way to execute commands in other command sets without taking the
time to exit the current command set. The following example shows the do
command, used to view the GigabitEthernet interface configuration while in the
virtual-LAN interface command set:
(config)# interface vlan 1
(conf-if-VLAN 1)# do show interfaces GigabitEthernet 0/0
no Undoes an issued command or disables a feature. Enter no before the
command: