Riverstone Networks RS Switch Router User Guide Release 8.0 3-7
CLI and RS Basics Setting CLI Parameters

Invoking Help Option by Option

Alternatively, a command can be entered option by option. First enter the facility name. Then press Enter to execute.
For example, enter ip at the configure prompt. The prompt changes to indicate that the context of the current CLI
command is changed to ip. Now type a ? character, then press Enter. The options valid for ip are displayed. Choose
an option and type it in. For example, type add. Press enter to execute. Type a ? character, then press Enter. More
options are displayed. Following is an example:
3.6 SETTING CLI PARAMETERS
The RS provides commands for setting the following basic system parameters:
System time and date
System name
System location
Contact name (the person to contact regarding this RS)
IP address for the management port
For an example of these commands see Section3.8, "CLI and RS Configuration Example." For more information about
these commands see the Riverstone RS Switch Router Getting Started Guide.
Additionally, the RS provides commands for controlling the behavior and display of the CLI:
Command completion
Command history
Termi nal d isp lay
rs1(config)# ip
rs1(config)(ip)# ?
add - Add a static route
apply - apply profile to slot
bgp-accounting - Start BGP Accounting
community-list - Add a community list entry
define - Define a custom forwarding profile
disable - Disable certain IP function
dos - Configure specific denial of service features
enable - Enable certain IP function
helper-address - Specify IP helper address for an interface
l3-deep-hashing - Enable or Disable deep hashing for module
l3-hash - Change IP hash variant for module
set - Set ip stack properties
Ctrl-z - Exits to previous level
top - Exits to the top level
rs1(config)(ip)# add
rs1(config)(ip-add)# ?
route - route parameters
Ctrl-z - Exits to previous level
top - Exits to the top level