Brocade Communications Systems 53-1001761-01 manual Using the do command as a shortcut

2 CEE Command Line Interface

Using the do command as a shortcut

You can use the do command to save time when you are working in any configuration mode and you want to run a command in the EXEC or Privileged EXEC mode.

For example, if you are configuring an LLDP and you want to execute a Privileged EXEC mode command, such as the dir command, you would first have to exit the LLDP configuration mode. However, by using the do command with the dir command you can ignore the need to change configuration modes, as shown in the example below.

switch(conf-lldp)#do dir
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-rw-r-----	1276	Wed Feb	4	07:08:49 2009	startup_rmon_config
-rw-r-----	1276	Wed Feb	4	07:10:30 2009	rmon_config
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-rw-r-----	1276	Wed Feb	4	10:48:59 2009	starup-config
switch(conf-lldp)#

Displaying CEE CLI commands and command syntax

Enter a question mark (?) in any command mode to display the list of commands available in that mode.

switch>?

Exec commands:

enable	Turn on privileged mode command
exit	End current mode and down to previous mode
help	Description of the interactive help system
logout	Exit from the EXEC
quit	Exit current	mode and down to previous mode
show	Show running	system information
terminal	Set terminal	line parameters

To display a list of commands that start with the same characters, type the characters followed by the question mark (?).

switch>e?

enable	Turn on privileged mode command
exit	End current mode and down to previous mode

To display the keywords and arguments associated with a command, enter the keyword followed by the question mark (?).

switch#terminal ?

length	Set number of lines	on a screen
no	Negate a command or	set its defaults

If the question mark (?) is typed within an incomplete keyword, and the keyword is the only keyword starting with those characters, the CLI displays help for that keyword only.

switch#show d?

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If the question mark (?) is typed within an incomplete keyword but the keyword matches several keywords, the CLI displays help for all the matching keywords.

switch#show i?

interface	Interface status and configuration
ip	Internet Protocol (IP)

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