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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Command Reference—Release8.4
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Chapter2 Catalyst 6500 Series Switch and ROM Monitor Commands
Switch CLI
session Tunnel to ATM or Router module
set Set commands, use 'set help' for more info
show Show commands, use 'show help' for more info
slip Attach/detach Serial Line IP interface
squeeze Reclaim space used by deleted files
switch Switch to standby <clock|supervisor>
telnet Telnet to a remote host
test Test command, use 'test help' for more info
undelete Undelete a file on flash device
upload Upload code from a processor
verify Verify checksum of file on flash device
wait Wait for x seconds
whichboot Which file booted
write Write system configuration to terminal/network
Console> (enable)

Command Categories

On some commands (such as clear, set, and show), typing help after the command provides a list of
commands in that category. For example, this display shows a partial list of commands for the clear
category:
Console> (enable) clear help
Clear commands:
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clear alias Clear aliases of commands
clear arp Clear ARP table entries
clear banner Clear Message Of The Day banner
clear boot Clear booting environment variable
clear cam Clear CAM table entries
clear channel Clear PAgP statistical information
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Context-Sensitive Help

Usage and syntax information for individual commands can be see n by a pp endi ng help to any specific
command. For example, the following display shows usage and syntax informati on for th e set lengt h
command:
Console> set length help
Usage: set length <screenlength> [default]
(screenlength = 5..512, 0 to disable 'more' feature)
Console>
Designating Modules, Ports, and VLANs
The Catalyst 6500 series modules (module slots), ports, and VLANs are numbered starting with 1. The
supervisor engine module is module 1, residing in the top slot. On each module, port 1 is the leftmost
port. To reference a specific port on a specific module, the command syntax is mod/port. For example,
3/1 denotes module 3, port 1. In some commands, such as set trunk, set cam, and set vlan, you can enter
lists of ports and VLANs.