3Com 812 manual Names or Strings, Network Address Formats

2-2CHAPTER 2: CLI COMMAND CONVENTIONS AND TERMINOLOGY

may be a list of options you must choose from. When choosing an option, type the text of the option exactly.

Names or Strings

“Double quotation marks” set off user-defined strings. If you want white space or special characters in a string, it must be enclosed by “double quotation marks”.

Network Address Formats

Many commands require a network address, to define a link to a remote host, workstation or network. Network addresses are shown in this document using the syntax described in the following table:

￿	Address Type	Format	Range
	IP_address	a.b.c.d	0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255
			(decimal)
	ip_net_address	a.b.c.d/mask	255.255.255.255/A,B,C,H
	mac_address	xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx	hexadecimal digit pairs

Abbreviation and		Commands can be abbreviated if arguments you write are unique.
Command		For example, you can type se vc jay pa bird, short for: set vc jay password
Completion		bird is acceptable, but se vc jay i 222.111.111.111 isn’t unique because i can
		stand for ip, ip_routing, or ip_source_validation.
		As a convention, some commands illustrated in this manual are abbreviated
		and annotated as such (abbr.) for brevity.
		Also, some parameters are omitted in examples because they default to
		standard values and do not require entry, or are unnecessary for common
		configuration. See the CLI Reference section for more details.
		Command completion finishes spelling a unique, abbreviated parameter for
		you just by pressing the key. It’s handy when you’re in a hurry or uncertain
		about a command. For example, if you type add ip n[ESC], it will spell out the
		keyword network without losing your place in the command syntax.
Control Characters		Commands can be retrieved by typing <ctrl>p [^p] (for previous) and <ctrl>n
		[^n] (for next). Command retrieval consults the history of previous fully entered
		commands, defaulting at the last ten commands. If an error occurs while a
		command is processing, any partial command (up to and including the field in
		error) is added to the history list.
		The current command can be killed by pressing <ctrl>c [^ c].
		A partially completed command line can be reprinted - a useful function if, due
		to interrupted output, you’re unsure what OfficeConnect Remote 812 has
		“seen” up to now - by pressing <ctrl>l [^ l] (for last).
Help		Help is general or positional. Type help <any command> to get a cursory list
		of associated commands and its syntax. Type <any command> ? to get more
		extensive, positional help for a particular field. Help is most useful during
		configuration: query the list of possible parameters by typing ? and, when you
	￿	find the value you need, type it without losing your place in the argument. Just
		be sure to leave a space between the keyword and the question mark.