Cabletron Systems ZX-250 manual Ambiguous Commands, Console Help

Using the Console Switch Installation and Setup

2.6.4Ambiguous Commands

If you enter part of a command, and that part is not unique, the console displays a numbered list of possible matching commands. For example, entering show pnnin is ambiguous because there are several commands that start with “pnnin.” In response, the SmartCell ZX-250 displays a list of the possible commands:

SmartCell ZX # show pnnin			< “pnnin” is ambiguous
Objects		beginning with pnnin for action show
0	:	PnniNeighbor
1	:	PnniNetworkLink
2	:	PnniNetworkNode
3	:	PnniNode
4	:	PnniNodeTimer
(#)Command (Q)uit? : 3			< I meant PnniNode, so I enter number three (3) from the list
SmartCell ZX # show PnniNode

Selecting number three from the list automatically enters the corresponding command; pressing enter executes the command:

PNNI Node Information

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Level	:	80
Node Id	:	50:a0:39:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:28:c1:80:00:20:d4:28:c1:80:00
Lowest	:	TRUE
Admin Status	:	UP
Oper Status	:	UP
Atm Address	:	39:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:28:c1:80:00:20:d4:28:c1:80:00
Peer Group Id:		50:39:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00
Rst Transit	:	FALSE
Rst Branching:		FALSE
DB Overload	:	FALSE
Ptse	:	2

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2.6.5Console Help

The console provides several levels of help for console commands. For example, to list the switch attributes that can be used with a particular operator, enter the word help (or ?) followed by the operator.

SmartCell ZX # help add

HELP ---- add

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add	[ AlarmConfig		Alias	ATMRoute		BUSELAN Community ELAN
	Interface	IPATMClient		IPATMPVC			LANEClient LECSELAN
	LECSELANLEC		LECSTLVSET		LESELAN		NetPrefix PnniMetrics
	PnniSummaryAddress PVC				Route	ServiceRegistry
	TrafficDescriptor TrapCommunity ]

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