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Using the Command Line Interface
OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................................................... 2
GETTING STARTED WITH THE CLI....................................................................................................... 3
B
ASIC
CLI
O
PERATING
C
ONVENTIONS
.......................................................................................................... 4
S
PECIAL
K
EYS
............................................................................................................................................... 4
CLI
C
OMMAND
S
YNTAX
C
ONVENTIONS
....................................................................................................... 5
CLI
M
ODES
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CLI
M
ESSAGES
............................................................................................................................................. 9
C
OMMAND
H
ISTORY
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U
SING
NO
F
ORMS OF
C
OMMANDS
.................................................................................................................. 9
D
YNAMIC
C
OMPLETION OF THE
A
RGUMENTS
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C
OMMAND
A
LIASES
.................................................................................................................................... 10
F
ILTERING THE
O
UTPUT OF A
SHOW
C
OMMAND
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G
ENERAL
C
OMMANDS
................................................................................................................................. 11
U
SING
T
ELNET
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ACRONYMS ................................................................................................................................................. 12