
Using the CLI
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Command Scripting
The CLI can be used as a programmable management interface. To facilitate
this function, any characters entered after the <!> character are treated as a
comment and ignored by the CLI. Also, the CLI allows the user to disable
session timeouts.
CLI Command Notation Conventions
When entering commands there are certain command-entry notations which
apply to all commands. Table 2-3 describes these conventions as they are used
in syntax definitions.
Table 2-3. CLI Command Notation Conventions
Interface Naming Conventions
The conventions for naming interfaces in CLI commands are as follows:
Ethernet Interfaces
The gigabit Ethernet and ten-gigabit Ethernet ports are identified in the CLI
by the variable
unit/slot/port
, where:
Convention
Description
[
]
In a command line, square brackets indicate an optional entry.
{
}
In a command line inclusive brackets indicate a selection of
compulsory parameters separated by the
|
character. One option
must be selected. For example:
flowcontrol
{
auto
|
on
|
off
}
means that for the
flowcontrol
command either
auto
,
on
or
off
must be selected.
Italic
Indicates a variable.
<Enter>
Any individual key on the keyboard.
<Ctrl>+<F4> Any combination of keys pressed simultaneously on the keyboard.
Screen Display
Indicates system messages and prompts appearing on the
console.
all
Indicates a literal parameter, entered into the command as it is.
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