Enterasys Networks 9034313-07 Navigating the Command Line Interface, Getting Help with CLI Syntax

Using the Command Line Interface

Navigating the Command Line Interface

Getting Help with CLI Syntax

The SecureStack C3 switch allows you to display usage and syntax information for individual commands by typing help or ? after the command.

CLI Command Defaults Descriptions

Each command description in this guide includes a section entitled “Defaults” which contains different information from the factory default settings on the switch described in Table 1‐1. The section defines CLI behavior if the user enters a command without typing optional parameters (indicated by square brackets [ ]). For commands without optional parameters, the defaults section lists “None”. For commands with optional parameters, this section describes how the CLI responds if the user opts to enter only the keywords of the command syntax. Figure 1‐2 provides an example.

Figure 1-2 Sample CLI Defaults Description

Syntax

show port status [port-string]

Defaults

If port‐string is not specified, status information for all ports will be displayed.

CLI Command Modes

Each command description in this guide includes a section entitled “Mode” which states whether the command is executable in Admin (Super User), Read‐Write, or Read‐Only mode. Users with Read‐Only access will only be permitted to view Read‐Only (show) commands. Users with Read‐ Write access will be able to modify all modifiable parameters in set and show commands, as well as view Read‐Only commands. Administrators or Super Users will be allowed all Read‐Write and Read‐Only privileges, and will be able to modify local user accounts. The SecureStack C3 switch indicates which mode a user is logged in as by displaying one of the following prompts:

•Admin: C3(su)‐>

•Read‐Write: C3(rw)‐>

•Read‐Only: C3(ro)‐>

Performing Keyword Lookups

Entering a space and a question mark (?) after a keyword will display all commands beginning with the keyword. Figure 1‐3 shows how to perform a keyword lookup for the show snmp command. In this case, four additional keywords are used by the show snmp command. Entering a space and a question mark (?) after any of these parameters (such as show snmp community) will display additional parameters nested within the syntax.

Figure 1-3 Performing a Keyword Lookup

C3(su)->show snmp ?
community	SNMP v1/v2c community name configuration
notify	SNMP notify configuration
targetaddr	SNMP	target	address configuration
targetparams	SNMP	target	parameters configuration

1-8 Introduction