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Figure 10 CLI: Getting Help Example 2

CM> ping help

ERROR: Invalid value for parameter IpAddress! 'help' Must be a valid IP Addr

ss!

COMMAND: ping

USAGE: ping IpAddress

DESCRIPTION:

Pings the specified target IP address, sending 3 64-byte packets, and waiting

up to 5 seconds for a response. This is a basic 'standard' ping. For more options or control over ping parameters and behavior.

In order for this to work, the CM must either have successfully completed DHCP, or must otherwise have been configured with a valid IP address.

Note that this command causes the ping options to be reset to their default state.

This may be disabled if the platform doesn't provide an implementation of ping.

EXAMPLES:

ping 11.24.4.3 -- Ping IP address 11.24.4.3.

CM>

5.2.1 The Manual Command

In addition to the ? and help commands, you can use the man (manual) command to display detailed command usage information. The following figure shows an example.

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