Nortel Networks 4050 manual Using the CLI, Global commands

804Appendix A CLI reference

Using the CLI

CLI commands are grouped into a series of menus and submenus (see “CLI Main Menu” on page 812). Each menu contains a list of available commands and a summary of each command function.

You can enter menu commands at the prompt that follows each menu.

Global commands

Basic commands are recognized throughout the menu hierarchy. Use the global commands in Table 179 to obtain online help, navigate through menus, and apply and save configuration changes.

Table 179 Global commands (Sheet 1 of 3)

Command	Action
help	Display a summary of the global commands.
help <command>	Display help on a specific command in the command line interface.
.	Display the current menu.
print	Display the current menu.
..	Advance one level in the menu structure.
up	Advance one level in the menu structure.
/	Placed at the beginning of a command, returns to the Main menu. Placed within a
	command string, the character separates multiple commands on the same line.
cd “<menu/	Display the menu indicated within quotation marks.
path>”	TIP: Type cd “/cfg/sys” at any prompt in the CLI to go to the System menu.
	Also type /cfg/sys (no quotation marks) at any menu prompt to go to the System
	menu.
pwd	Display the command path used to reach the current menu.
apply	Apply pending configuration changes.
diff	Show any pending configuration changes.
revert	Remove pending configuration changes between apply commands. TIP: Use
	revert to restore configuration parameters set after the most recent apply
	command.

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