xStack Gigabit Layer 3 Switch Command Line Interface Manual
Figure 2-3. Example Command Parameter Help
In this case, the command
config account
was entered with the parameter
<username>
. The CLI will then prompt you to enter
the
<username>
with the message,
Next possible completions:
. Every command in the CLI has this feature, and complex
commands have several layers of parameter prompting.
In addition, after typing any given command plus one space, you can see all of the next possible sub-commands, in sequential
order, by repeatedly pressing the
Tab
key.
To re-enter the previous command at the command prompt, press the up arrow cursor key. The previous command will appear at
the command prompt.
Figure 2-4. Using the Up Arrow to Re-enter a Command
In the above example, the command
config account
was entered without the required parameter
<username>
, the CLI returned
the
Next possible completions: <username>
prompt. The up arrow cursor control key was pressed to re-enter the previous
command (
config account
) at the command prompt. Now the appropriate User name can be entered and the
config account
command re-executed.
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