Chapter 3 How to Use the Command-line Interface
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Using the on-line help
On-line help is always available and can be obtained at any time by typing help. The
following information will be displayed:
• All commands and functional groups available at the current position in the
hierarchy, in alphabetical order.
• The universal commands. These are commands that are independent of the
hierarchy. They can be executed irrespective of where you are in the hierarchy.
The help output from the root is shown below.
Command: M15-155s8:/>help
Output: Commands:-
access -- Display or Access other modules in the
switch
(master agent option only)
address -- ATM address info
cac -- Connection Admission Control (CAC)
management
(master agent option only)
event -- Event message commands
flash -- Flash management commands
hardware -- Hardware commands
ilmi -- ILMI information
ip -- IP configuration commands (master agent
option
only)
lane -- LANE configuration commands
password -- sets the remote/local console password
pport -- Physical Port management
pvc -- Management of Permanent Virtual
Connections
(PVCs)
route -- Routing table management
script -- Management of script files
snmp -- Console network management
summary -- Summary information
system -- System wide commands
td -- Traffic Descriptor Management
terminal -- Terminal settings
version -- Display build version number
vport -- Virtual Port management
Universal commands:-
?, exit, help, retstatus, top, tree, up.