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Chapter 1 Introduction
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Initial Prompt
After connecting a computer to the Command Line Interface, the following prompt appears:
device-name>
The
device-name
is the PROFINET Device Name of the module. If the device has not been
named yet, the device name is an empty character string “”.
The
>
indicates the Command Line Interface session is in the Monitor access level, which provides
a limited set of commands. Changing to Modify access level enables use of a greater number of
commands. In the Modify access level, the prompt changes to:
=
Entering Parameter Values
Parameter values must be alphanumeric characters, except for a few special commands that are
specified in the command descriptions. Parameters can be passed in single quotes or double
quotes.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Some useful keyboard shortcuts include:
Ctrl –a
jump to beginning of line.
Ctrl –e
jump to end of line.
Ctrl-k
cut remainder of line.
Ctrl-f
move cursor forward one character.
Ctrl-b
move cursor back one character.
Up / down
cycle between previously used commands
The
help edit
command lists all command line editing shortcuts.
