3Com NETBuilder SI, SuperStack II manual Using Aliases, Entering, Service Names, Command Lines

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Entering	When you are configuring or displaying a parameter, service names must
Service Names in	be provided to differentiate commands that appear in more than one
Command Lines	service. The service name may be entered in abbreviated form. The
	service name must be preceded by a hyphen. For example, to indicate
	BRidge Service, type -br.
	Abbreviated service names are indicated in uppercase in this guide.
	There are three exceptions:
	■ If you have previously set the CurrentServices parameter to the desired
	service, you do not need to enter the service name. The system
	prompt indicates the current service if a single service was set with the
	CurrentServices parameter. If multiple services are set, the system
	prompt is displayed. For information on using the CurrentServices
	parameter, see Reference for Enterprise OS Software.
	■ If the command is for a Global parameter, (the command affects the
	entire system environment) you must not specify a service name. For
	descriptions of those parameters affecting the system, see Reference
	for Enterprise OS Software.
	■ If the parameter name is unique.
Using Aliases	To avoid entering lengthy commands at the prompt, you can customize
	the command name using an alias. You can create an alias to represent
	any command. Use the following syntax to define an alias:
	ADD -SYS ALias <aliasname> <arguments ...>
	For example, if you use the SHow -SYS NetMAP command often, create
	an alias called ntmap by entering:
	ADD -SYS ALias NTMAP SHow -SYS NetMAP
	Each time you want to display the network map, enter:
	ntmap