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Cayman 2E-W User’s Guide Using the Command Line Interface
November 2000
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The following table provides guidelines for entering and formatting
CONFIG commands.
If a command is ambiguous or miskeyed, the CLI prompts you to
enter additional information. For example, you must specify which
Ethernet port you are configuring when you are setting up a Cayman
2E-W.
Dogzilla (ip)>> ethernet
Ethernet (?) [A | B]: A
Dogzilla (ip ethernet [A])>>
Command
component
Rules for entering CONFIG commands
Command verbs CONFIG commands must start with a command
verb (set, view, delete).
You can truncate CONFIG verbs to three
characters (set, vie, del).
CONFIG verbs are case-insensitive. You can
enter “SET,” “Set,” or “set.”
Keywords Keywords are case-insensitive. You can enter
“Ethernet,” “ETHERNET,” or “ethernet” as a
keyword without changing its meaning.
Keywords can be abbreviated to the length that
they are differentiated from other keywords.
Argument Text Text strings can be as many as 32 characters
long, unless otherwise specified.
Special characters are represented using
backslash notation.
Text strings may be enclosed in double (“) or
single (‘) quote marks. If the text string includes
an embedded space, it must be enclosed in
quotes.
Special characters are represented using
backslash notation.
Numbers Enter numbers as integers.
IP addresses Enter IP addresses in dotted decimal notation (0
to 255).