HP ProCurve Series 2810, Management And Configuration Manual

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Using the Command Line Interface (CLI)
Using the CLI
Use
[Tab]
To Search for or Complete a Command Word. You can use
[Tab]
to help you find CLI commands or to quickly complete the current word
in a command. To do so, type one or more consecutive characters in a
command and then press
[Tab]
(with no spaces allowed). For example, at the
Global Configuration level, if you press
[Tab]
immediately after typing "
t
", the
CLI displays the available command options that begin with "t". For example:
ProCurve(config)# t [Tab]
telnet-server
time
trunk
telnet
terminal
ProCurve(config)# t
As mentioned above, if you type part of a command word and press
[Tab]
, the
CLI completes the current word (if you have typed enough of the word for the
CLI to distinguish it from other possibilities), including hyphenated exten­
sions. For example:
ProCurve(config)# port [Tab]
ProCurve(config)# port-security _
Pressing
[Tab]
after a completed command word lists the further options for
that command.
ProCurve(config)# stack [Tab]
commander <commander-str>
join <mac-addr>
auto-join
transmission-interval <integer>
<cr>
ProCurve(config)# stack
Command Option Displays
Conventions for Command Option Displays. When you use the CLI to
list options for a particular command, you will see one or more of the following
conventions to help you interpret the command data:
■ Braces ( < > ) indicate a required choice.
■ Square brackets ( [] ) indicate optional elements.
■ Vertical bars ( | ) separate alternative, mutually exclusive options in a
command.
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