Command Completion

The 6416SW management command line accepts abbreviated command input with a

facility calledcommand completion. Command completion lets you enter a command

and its parameters by typing the minimum number of characters to uniquely identify the command or a parameter.

For example, to enter the SAVE command, you only SAneedand topresstypethe space bar:

￿ONcoreATM> sa

The system automatically fills in the rest of the command:

￿ONcoreATM> save

To enter a

parameter, COMMUNITYsuch as , with

the

SAVE command, you can type the

first few

letters (forCOMM) example,andpress

the

space bar:

￿ONcoreATM> save comm

The rest of the parameter is automatically entered:

￿ONcoreATM> save community

If you enter an insufficient number of lettersS orC)(for example,thesystemonly to determine the command or parameter (forSet, Showexample,Save and so on), the

word is not completed and you are prompted to enter the rest of the command. The system also prompts you if you forget to enter a mandatory parameter.

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