Chapter 10 - Using The CLI Shell
Chapter 10 - Using The CLI Shell

Introduction

This chapter familiarizes the user with:
Entering and leaving the CLI shell
Viewing files contained in the RuggedSwitch File System
Viewing and clearing log files
Running a Loopback test
Pinging remote devices
Tracing the operation of certain protocols
Viewing DHCP Learned Information Using Ipconfig
Executing Commands Remotely Through RSH
Resetting the switch
Note:
The operations described in this chapter are available to users at the guest, operator or
administrator security level. The XModem and TFTP file transfer utilities are available only to
operators and administrators and are described in the chapter “Upgrading Firmware And
Managing Configurations”. The SQL command is available to users at the administrator level
and is also described in “Upgrading Firmware And Managing Configurations”.

Entering And Leaving The Shell

You may enter the Command Line Interface (CLI) shell from any and all menus by
pressing <CTRL> S. Any menu operation in progress (such as changing a
configuration parameter) will be terminated. You may return to the menu system
by pressing <CTRL> S or entering “exit<CR>” at the shell prompt.
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