HP 5300XL, 5304XL, 5348XL Syntax:, interface, Syntax: help, Figure 3-6.Example of Context-Sensitive Command-ListHelp

Using the Command Line Interface (CLI)

Using the CLI

Displaying CLI “Help”

CLI Help provides two types of context-sensitive information:

�Command list with a brief summary of each command’s purpose

�Detailed information on how to use individual commands

Displaying Command-List Help. You can display a listing of command Help summaries for all commands available at the current privilege level. That is, when you are at the Operator level, you can display the Help summaries only for Operator-Level commands. At the Manager level, you can display the Help summaries for both the Operator and Manager levels, and so on.

Syntax: help

For example, to list the Operator-Level commands with their purposes:

Figure 3-6. Example of Context-Sensitive Command-List Help

Displaying Help for an Individual Command. You can display Help for any command that is available at the current context level by entering enough of the command string to identify the command, along with help.

Syntax: <command string> help

For example, to list the Help for the interface command in the Global Config­ uration privilege level:

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