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Using the Command-Line Interface
This appendix describes how to use the CLI on the FWSM, and includes the following sections:
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Firewall Mode and Security Context Mode, page C-1
• Command Modes and Prompts, page C-2
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Syntax Formatting, page C-3
• Abbreviating Commands, page C-3
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Command-Line Editing, page C-3
• Command Completion, page C-3
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Command Help, page C-4
• Filtering show Command Output, page C-4
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Command Output Paging, page C-5
• Adding Comments, page C-5
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Text Configuration Files, page C-6
Note
The CLI uses similar syntax and other conventions to the Cisco IOS CLI, but the FWSM operating
system is not a version of Cisco IOS software. Do not assume that a Cisco IOS CLI command works
with or has the same function on the FWSM.
Firewall Mode and Security Context Mode
The FWSM runs in a combination of the following modes:
• Transparent firewall or routed firewall mode
The firewall mode determines if the FWSM runs as a Layer 2 or Layer 3 firewall.
• Multiple context or single context mode
The security context mode determines if the FWSM runs as a single device or as multiple security
contexts, which act like virtual devices.
Some commands are only available in certain modes.