Chapter1 Command-Line Interface - Cisco 4500M Command Reference Manual

How to Find Command Options
How to Find Command Options
This section provides an example of how to display syntax for a command. The syntax can consist of
optional or required keywords. To display keywords for a command, enter a question mark (?) at the
command prompt or after entering part of a command followed by a space. The Catalyst4500 series
switch software displays a list of available keywords along with a brief description of the keywords. For
example, if you are in global configuration mode and want to see all the keywords for the arap
command, you enter arap ? .
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and also guides you through entering the following commands:
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Table1-2 How to Find Command Options
Command
Switch> enable
Password: <password>
Switch#
Switch# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Switch(config)#
Switch(config)# interface gigabitethernet ?
<1-9> GigabitEthernet interface number
Switch(config)# interface gigabitethernet 1/1
Switch(config-if)#
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shows examples of how you can use the question mark ( ?) to assist you in entering commands
interface gigabitethernet 1/1
channel-group 1 mode auto
Chapter1 Command-Line Interface
Purpose
Enter the enable command and
password to access privileged EXEC
commands.
You are in privileged EXEC mode
when the prompt changes to
Enter global configuration mode.
You are in global configuration mode
when the prompt changes to
Switch(config)#.
Enter interface configuration mode by
specifying the Gigabit Ethernet
interface that you want to configure
using the interface gigabitethernet
global configuration command.
Enter a ? to display what you must
enter next on the command line. In
this example, you must enter an
interface number from 1 to 9 in the
format module-number /port-number.
You are in interface configuration
mode when the prompt changes to
Switch(config-if)#.
.
Switch#
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