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CEE Command Line Interface 2

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)

The CEE CLI accepts abbreviations for commands. The following example is the abbreviation for the show qos interface all command.

switch#sh q i a

If the switch does not recognize a command after Enter is pressed, an error message displays.

switch#hookup

^

% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

If an incomplete command is entered, an error message displays.

switch#show

% Incomplete command.

CEE CLI command completion

To automatically complete the spelling of commands or keywords, begin typing the command or keyword and then press Tab. For example, at the CLI command prompt, type te and press Tab:

switch#te

The CLI displays: switch#terminal

If there is more than one command or keyword associated with the characters typed, the CEE CLI displays all choices. For example, at the CLI command prompt, type show l and press Tab:

switch#show l The CLI displays:

switch#show l lacp line lldp

CEE CLI command output modifiers

You can filter the output of the CEE CLI show commands using the output modifiers described in Table 6.

TABLE 6	CEE CLI command output modifiers
Output modifier	Description
append	Appends the output to a file.
redirect	Redirects the command output to the specified file.
include	Displays the command output that includes the specified expression.
exclude	Displays the command output that excludes the specified expression.
append	Appends the command output to the specified file.
begin	Displays the command output that begins with the specified expression.

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