Cisco Cisco Packet Data Interworking Function (PDIF)
Command Line Interface Overview
▀ Entering and Viewing CLI Commands
▄ Command Line Interface Reference, StarOS Release 18
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Entering and Viewing CLI Commands
This section describes various methods for entering commands into the CLI.
Typing each command keyword, argument, and variable can be time-consuming and increase your chance of making
mistakes. The CLI therefore, supports the following features to assist you in entering commands quickly and more
accurately. Other features allow you to view the display and review previously entered commands.
mistakes. The CLI therefore, supports the following features to assist you in entering commands quickly and more
accurately. Other features allow you to view the display and review previously entered commands.
Entering Partial CLI Commands
In all of the modes, the CLI recognizes partially-typed commands and keywords, as long as you enter enough characters
for the command to be unambiguously recognized by the system. If you do not enter enough characters for the system to
recognize a unique command or keyword, it returns a message listing all possible matches for the partial entry.
for the command to be unambiguously recognized by the system. If you do not enter enough characters for the system to
recognize a unique command or keyword, it returns a message listing all possible matches for the partial entry.
If you enter the partial command conf and press Enter, you enter the Global Configuration Mode. If you were to enter
only , the system would respond with the message:
only , the system would respond with the message:
Ambiguous Command
CLI Command Auto-completion
Use the command auto-completion feature to automatically complete unique CLI commands. Press the Tab key after
entering enough characters to enable this feature.
entering enough characters to enable this feature.
[local]host_name# sho<
Tab
>
[local]host_name# show
If you do not enter enough characters to allow the CLI to determine the appropriate command to use, the CLI displays
all commands that match the characters you entered with auto-completion:
all commands that match the characters you entered with auto-completion:
[local]host_name# sh<
Tab
>
show shutdown
[local]host_name#
Enter a question mark (?) after a partial command to display all of the possible matching commands, and their related
help text.
help text.
[local]host_name# sh?
shutdown - Terminates execution of all tasks within the entire chassis
show - Displays information based on a specified argument
[local]host_name#