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C H A P T E R 3 Accessing the Switch
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Command Completion with Syntax Helper
The local management software provides command completion by
way of the [Tab] key. If you enter a partial command, pressing the
[Tab] key posts a list of available options, and places the cursor at
the end of the command.
Abbreviated Syntax
Abbreviated syntax is the shortest, most unambiguous, allowable
abbreviation of a command or parameter. Typically, this is the first
three letters of the command.
When using abbreviated syntax, you must enter enough characters
to make the command unambiguous and distinguishable to the
switch.
Command Shortcuts
All named components of the switch configuration must have a
unique name. Components are named using the
create
command.
When you enter a command to configure a named component, you
do not need to use the keyword of the component. For example, to
create a VLAN, you must enter a unique VLAN name:
create vlan engineering
Once you have created the VLAN with a unique name, you can then
eliminate the keyword
vlan
from all other commands that require
the name to be entered. For example, instead of entering the
command
config vlan engineering delete port 1-3,6
you could enter the following shortcut:
config engineering delete port 1-3,6
Numerical Ranges
Commands that require you to enter one or more port numbers on a
switch use the parameter
<portlist>
in the syntax. A portlist can
be a range of numbers, for example:
port 1-3