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freeGuard 100 CLI User Manual
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Line continuation
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Command abbreviation
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Environment variables
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Encrypted password support
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Using single quotes to enter tabs or spaces in strings
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International characters
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IP address formats
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Editing the configuration file
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Setting page length
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Changing the baud rate
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Using Perl regular expressions
Command help
You can press the question mark (?) key to display command help.
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Press the question mark (?) key at the command prompt to display a list of the commands
available and a description of each command.
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Type a command followed by a space and press the question mark (?) key to display a list of the
options available for that command and a description of each option.
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Type a command followed by an option and press the question mark (?) key to display a list of
additional options available for that command option combination and a description of each option.
Command completion
You can use the tab key or the question mark (?) key to complete commands.
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You can press the tab key at any prompt to scroll through the options available for that prompt.
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You can type the first characters of any command and press the tab key or the question mark (?)
key to complete the command or to scroll through the options that are available at the current cursor
position.
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After completing the first word of a command, you can press the space bar and then the tab key to
scroll through the options available at the current cursor position.
Recalling commands
You can recall previously entered commands by using the Up and Down arrow keys to scroll through
commands you have entered.
Editing commands
Use the Left and Right arrow keys to move the cursor back and forth in a recalled command. You can
also use the Backspace and Delete keys and the control keys listed in Table 2 to edit the command.
Table 2: Control keys for editing commands
Function Key combination