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Alphanumeric Strings
Some CLI commands require the entry of a string of characters that can contain a contiguous collection of alphabetic,
numeric, or alphanumeric characters with a defined minimum and maximum length (number of characters)
numeric, or alphanumeric characters with a defined minimum and maximum length (number of characters)
Character Set
The alphanumeric character set is a combination of alphabetic characters (Latin letters) and numeric characters (Arabic
numerals). The set consists of the letters A to Z (uppercase) and a to z (lowercase) and the numbers 0 to 9. The
underscore character ( _ ) and dash/hyphen character ( - ) can also be used.
numerals). The set consists of the letters A to Z (uppercase) and a to z (lowercase) and the numbers 0 to 9. The
underscore character ( _ ) and dash/hyphen character ( - ) can also be used.
Blank spaces (whitespaces or SPACE characters) should mostly be avoided in alphabetic, numeric, and alphanumeric
strings, except in certain ruledef formats, such as time/date stamps.
strings, except in certain ruledef formats, such as time/date stamps.
The following special characters can be used in ruledefs, APNs, license keys and other configuration/display
parameters:
parameters:
< > (arrow brackets) [less than or greater than]
* (asterisk) [wildcard]
: (colon)
$ (dollar sign) [wildcard]
. (dot)
= (equals sign)
! (exclamation point)
% (percent)
/ (slash - forward)
| (vertical bar)
The following special characters can be used to delimit the domain from the user name for global AAA functions:
@ (at sign)
- (dash or hyphen)
# (hash or pound sign)
% (percent)
\ (slash - backward) [must be entered as double slash \\]
/ (slash - forward)
Quoted Strings
If descriptive text requires the use of spaces between words, the string must be entered within double quotation marks ("
").
").
interface "Rack 3 Chassis 1 port 5/2"