Foundry NetIron M2404C and M2404F Metro Access Switches
Using the Command Line Interface (Rev. 03)
Getting Started with the CLI
© 2008 Foundry Networks, Inc.
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Key
Function
ENTER key again for next possible command.
Backspace
Delete the character that precedes the cursor.
Ctrl-A
Move to the beginning of the line.
Ctrl-B
Move backward one character.
Ctrl-C
Interrupt the current input and move to the next line.
Ctrl-D
Move back one node.
Ctrl-E
Move to the end of the line.
Ctrl-F
Move forward one character.
Ctrl-H
Delete the character that precedes the cursor.
Ctrl-K
Kill (delete all characters) to the end of the line.
Ctrl-N
Move down to the next line in the history buffer.
Ctrl-P
Move up to the previous line in the history buffer.
Ctrl-U
Delete the line.
Ctrl-W
Erase the last word.
Ctrl-Z
Return to Enable mode.
Esc and then B
Move back one word.
Esc and then D
Forward kill word.
Esc and then F
Move forward one word.
Esc
Stop
ping
from the switch (for more information regarding the ping
command see chapter “
Switch Administration
”).
Tab
Complete the current command line.
CLI Command Syntax Conventions
The syntax of CLI command lines is represented by the following general format:
device-name
>
keyword(s)
[
argument(s)
] ... [
keyword(s)
] [
argument(s)
]
or
device-name
[(config ...)]#
keyword(s)
[
argument(s)
] ... [
keyword(s)
]
[
argument(s)
]
where:
•
The angle bracket (>) is the CLI prompt symbol in View mode.
•
The pound symbol (#) is the CLI prompt symbol in all other modes.
•
The left part, up to and including the prompt symbol represents the command prompt displayed
by the computer. In this part:
o
The optional expression “(config ...)”– including the parentheses – appears on the
screen exactly as in the manual.