GE ML1200 instruction manual Changing the Command Line Prompt, Set prompt prompt string

MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS CHAPTER 17: MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS

17.6Prompt

17.6.1 Changing the Command Line Prompt

Setting a meaningful host prompt can be useful when a network administrator is managing multiple switches and has multiple telnet or console sessions. To facilitate this, the ML1200 allows administrators to define custom prompts. The command to set a prompt is:

set prompt <prompt string>

The length of the prompt is limited to 60 characters.

There are predefined variables that can be used to set the prompt. These are:

•$n: system name

•$c: system contact

•$l: system location

•$i: system IP address

•$m: system MAC address

•$v: version

•$$: the “$” (dollar sign) character

•$r: new line

•$b: space

A few examples on how the system prompt can be setup are shown below.

ML1200# snmp

ML1200(snmp)## setvar sysname=Core

System variable(s) set successfully

ML1200(snmp)## exit

ML1200# set prompt $n

Core# set prompt $n$b$i

Core 192.168.5.5# set prompt $n$b$i$b

Core 192.168.5.5 # snmp

Core 192.168.5.5 (snmp)## setvar sysname=ML1200

System variable(s) set successfully

Core 192.168.5.5 (snmp)## exit

Core 192.168.5.5 # set prompt $b$b$i$b 192.168.5.5 # set prompt $n$b$i$b

ML1200 192.168.5.5 #

ML1200 192.168.5.5 # set prompt Some$bthing$i

Some thing192.168.5.5# set prompt Some$bthing$b$i

Some thing 192.168.5.5#

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