Cisco Systems 2950 Getting Help, Abbreviating Commands

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Chapter2 Using the Command-Lin e Interface Getting Help
Getting Help
You can enter a question mark (?) at the sy st em pr om p t to d is p lay a list of commands available for each
command mode. You can also obtain a list of associated keywords and arguments for any command, as
shown in Table 2 -2.
Abbreviating Commands
You have to enter only enough characters for the switch to recognize the command as uni qu e. T his
example shows how to enter the show configuration privileged EXEC command:
Switch# show conf
Tab le 2 -2 He lp S um mar y
Command Purpose
help Obtain a brief description of the help system in any command mode.
abbreviated-command-entry?Obtain a list of commands that begin with a particular characte r string.
For example:
Switch# di?
dir disable disconnect
abbreviated-command-entry<Tab > Complete a partial command name.
For example:
Switch# sh conf<tab>
Switch# show configuration
?List all commands available for a particular command mode.
For example:
Switch> ?
command ? List the associated keywords for a command.
For example:
Switch> show ?
command keyword ?List the associated arguments for a keyword.
For example:
Switch(config)# cdp holdtime ?
<10-255> Length of time (in sec) that receiver must keep this packet