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Chapter 2 Using the Com m and-Line Inte rfa ce Getting Help

Getting Help

You can enter a qu es tion mark (? ) at th e s y st em prom p t to d is p lay a list of co mm an d s a vailabl e f or eac h
comman d mode. You can also obtain a list of associated keywords and arguments for any command, as
shown in Table 2-2.
VLAN configuration While in privileg ed
EXEC m ode , en ter
the vlan database
command.
Switch(vlan)# To exit to privileged
EXEC mode, enter
exit.
Use this mode to config ure
VLAN parameters for
VLANs 1 t o 10 05 in the
VLAN database.
Inte rfac e
configuration While in global
configurat ion mode,
enter the interface
command (with a
specific interface).
Switch(config-if)# To exit to global
configuration mode ,
enter exit.
To ret urn to
privileged EXE C
mode, press Ctrl-Z or
enter end.
Use this mode to config ure
parameters for the switch
and LRE CP E Eth ernet
interfaces.
To configure multiple
interfaces with the same
param eters, se e t he
“Configuring a Range of
Interfaces” section on
page 9-6.
Line configuration While in global
configurat ion mode,
specify a line with
the line vty or line
console command.
Switch(config-line)# To exit to global
configuration mode ,
enter exit.
To ret urn to
privileged EXE C
mode, press Ctrl-Z or
enter end.
Use this mode to config ure
param eters for the te rm ina l
line.
Table 2 -1 Command Mode Summary (continued)
Mode Access Method Prompt Exit Method About This Mode
Table 2- 2 He lp S ummary
Command Purpose
help Obtai n a brief desc ription of the help system i n any command mod e.
abbreviated-command-entry?Ob tain a lis t of comma nds that begin wit h a partic ular cha racter st ring.
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 a ll comm a nds available f or a pa rti cul ar c om mand mo de .
For example:
Switch> ?