3Com Switch 8800 Configuration Guide Chapter 3 Command Line Interface
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3.3.4 Common Command Line Error Messages All the input commands by users can be correctly executed, if they have passed the
grammar check. Otherwise, error messages will be reported to users. The common
error messages are listed in the following table.
Table 3-4 Common command line error messages
Error messages Causes
Cannot find the command.
Cannot find the keyword.
Wrong parameter type.
Unrecognized command
The value of the parameter exceeds the range.
Incomplete command The input command is incomplete.
Too many parameters Enter too many parameters.
Ambiguous command The parameters entered are not specific.
Command line interface provides the basic command editing function and supports to
edit multiple lines. A command cannot longer than 256 characters. See the table below.
Table 3-5 Editing functions
Key Function
Common keys Insert from the cursor position and the cursor moves to the
right, if the edition buffer still has free space.
Backspace Delete the character preceding the cursor and the cursor
moves backward.
Leftwards cursor key
<←> or <Ctrl+B> Move the cursor a character backward
Rightwards cursor key
<→> or <Ctrl+F> Move the cursor a character forward
Up cursor key <↑> or
<Ctrl+P>
Down cursor key <↓>
or <Ctrl+N>
Retrieve the history command.