Cisco Systems OL-29225-01 Getting Help, Abbreviating Commands

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Chapter3 Using the Command-Line Interface
Getting Help
Getting Help
You can enter a question mark (?) at the system prompt to display 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 3 -2.
Abbreviating Commands
You have to enter only enough characters for the wireless device to recognize the command as unique.
This example shows how to enter the showconfiguration privileged EXEC command:
ap# show conf
Table3-2 Help Summary
Command Purpose
help Obtains a brief description of the help system in any command mode.
abbreviated-command-entry?Obtains a list of commands that begin with a particular character string.
For example:
ap# di?
dir disable disconnect
abbreviated-command-entry<Tab> Completes a partial command name.
For example:
ap# sh conf<tab>
ap# show configuration
?Lists all commands available for a particular command mode.
For example:
ap> ?
command ? Lists the associated keywords for a command.
For example:
ap> show ?
command keyword ?Lists the associated arguments for a keyword.
For example:
ap(config)# cdp holdtime ?
<10-255> Length of time (in sec) that receiver must keep this packet