Help command

Description Displays a brief description of the specified command, its operands, and usage.

Authority None

Syntax help [command] [operand]

Operands [command]

Displays a summary of the command given by [command] and its operands. If you omit [command], the system displays all available commands.

[operand]

Displays a summary of the operand given by [operand] belonging to the command given by [command]. If you omit [operand], the system displays the available operands for the specified command.

all

Displays a list of all available commands (including command variations). Examples The following is an example of the Help Config command:

McDATA4GbSAN #>

help config

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

config CONFIG_OPTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The config command operates on

configurations.

 

 

 

Usage: config

{ activate

backup

cancel

copy

delete

 

edit

list

restore

save

}

 

The following is an example of the Help Config Edit command:

McDATA4GbSAN #> help config edit config edit [CONFIG_NAME]

This command initiates a configuration session and places the current session into config edit mode.

If CONFIG_NAME is given and it exists, it gets edited; otherwise, it gets created. If it is not given, the currently active configuration is edited.

Admin mode is required for this command.

Usage: config edit [CONFIG_NAME]