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B – Command Line Interface

 

 

Help Command

 

 

 

Help Command

 

 

 

 

 

Displays a brief description of the specified command and its keywords.

Authority

User

 

 

Syntax

help [command] [keyword]

Keywords

[command]

 

A command name. If you omit this value, the system displays all available

 

commands from which to choose.

 

[keyword]

 

A keyword associated with the command named by [command]. If you omit this

 

value, the system displays the available keywords for the specified command.

 

all

 

 

 

Displays a list of all available commands (including command variations).

Examples

The following is an example of the Help Set command:

 

SANbox2

$> help set

 

set SET_OPTIONS

 

There are many attributes that can be set.

 

Type help with one of the following to get more information:

 

set alarm

 

set

beacon

 

set

blade

 

set

config blade

 

set

config port

 

set

config ports

 

set

config switch

 

set

config threshold

 

set

config zoning

 

set

log

 

set

pagebreak

 

set

port

 

set

setup snmp

 

set

setup system

 

set

switch

 

The following is an example of the Help Set Beacon command:

 

SANbox2

#> help set beacon

 

set beacon On Off

 

This command allows the lights on the front of the switch to flash.

 

The On option will start and the Off option will stop the flashing.

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Q-Logic 8C manual Help Command, Help command keyword, Keyword, All

8C specifications

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