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.Syntax: help

Displays a listing of command Help summaries for all commands available at the current privilege level. That is, at the Operator level, executing help displays the Help summaries only for Operator-Level commands. At the Manager level, executing help displays the Help summaries for both the Operator and Manager levels, and so on.

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

Figure 4-6. Example of Context-Sensitive Command-List HelpDisplaying Help for an Individual Command.

Syntax: < command-string > help

This option displays Help for any command available at the current context level.

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

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