Chapter 4. Navigation

Navigation

The X family Command Line Interface offers the following features:

•Command Types

•Hierarchical Submenus

•Command Hints

•Command Completion

•Command Help

•Command Aliases

Each of these features is described below.

Command Types

The CLI has two types of commands.

•Global commands: Available from within any menu level in the CLI. Global commands do not report on or change configuration items.

•Hierarchal commands: Available only within a menu or submenu.

Hierarchical Submenus

The CLI divides commands into functional areas. There are several commands that lead to submenus, including boot, configure terminal, and show.

Context Sensitive Prompt

The X family device prompt indicates what menu level you are currently using. The top-level menu prompt is:

hostname#

When you enter a submenu, the prompt indicates the current menu level in parentheses. For example, entering the boot command changes the CLI prompt to:

hostname(boot)#

Exiting Submenus

The exit command steps back to the previous menu, or up one submenu. The exit all command returns you to the hostname# menu level.

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