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Using the Command Line Interface (CLI)
Using the CLI
Using the Command Line 
Interface (CLI)
Thus, if you wanted to create a port trunk group using por ts c3-c6, the above 
conventions show that you could do so using any of the following forms of 
the trunk command:
HP4108(config)# trunk trk1 trunk c3-c6
HP4108(config)# trunk trk1 trunk e c3-c6
HP4108(config)# trunk trk1 lacp c3-c6
HP4108(config)# trunk trk1 lacp e c3-c6
Listing Command Options.  You can use the CLI to remind you of the 
options available for a command by entering command keywords followed by 
?. For example, suppose you want to see the command options for c onfiguring 
port C5:
Figure 3-6. Example of How To List the Options for a Specific Command
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:
This example displays the command options 
for configuring port C5 on the switch.