The CLI Help feature is a fast and simple means to learn more about the available commands and correct command syntax.

The following steps describe how to use the CLI Help feature:

  1. To see available System-level CLI commands, at the CLI prompt (for example, admin@server1>), type ?.
    A list of the possible System-level commands appears:

    change-password - Change your password
commit          - Confirm a pending commit
configure       - Manipulate software configuration information
exit            - Exit the management session
help            - Provide help information
quit            - Exit the management session
request         - Make system-level requests
reset           - Reset the terminal
set             - Set CLI properties
set-path        - Set relative show path
show            - Show information about the system
source          - File to source
top             - Exit to top level and optionally run command
up              - Exit one level of configuration

  2. To see the possible entries that can come next in a System-level command sequence, enter the first part of the command, and then enter a space followed by ?.
    Example: To find the entries that can come next in a show command, enter show and then press the ?. The following displays:

    Possible completions:  
  addressContext - Objects scoped to a specific IP addressing domain.
  details        - Show details.
  displaylevel   - Depth to show.
  global         - Global objects that are applicable Node wide.
  oam            - Operations and Maintenance objects.
  profiles       - Profiles of configuration shared by multiple objects.
  system         - System-level configuration.
Example: To find the entries that can come next in a configure command, enter configure and then enter a space followed by the ?. The following is displayed:
Possible completions:
  exclusive  private

    Example: To find the entries that can come next in a configure command, enter configure and then enter a space followed by the ?. The following is displayed:

    Possible completions:   
  exclusive  private

     If you are in the configuration mode (for example, you entered configure private and the prompt is followed by a %, such as admin@server1%), then  type ? to see the commands that are available. The following displays:

    Possible completions:
commit - Commit current set of changes
delete - Delete a data element
edit - Edit a sub-element
exit - Exit from this level
help - Provide help information
quit - Exit from this level
request - Make system-level requests
revert - Copy configuration from running
rollback - Roll back database to last committed version
set - Set a parameter
show - Show a parameter
status - Display users currently editing the configuration
top - Exit to top level and optionally run command
up - Exit one level of configuration

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