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Ctrl-K .... delete to end of line
Ctrl-W .... delete previous word
Ctrl-T .... transpose previous character
Ctrl-P .... go to previous line in history buffer
Ctrl-R .... rewrites or pastes the line
Ctrl-N .... go to next line in history buffer
Ctrl-Y .... print last deleted character
Ctrl-Z .... return to root command prompt
Ctrl-Q .... enables serial flow
Ctrl-S .... disables serial flow
Tab, <SPACE> command-line completion
Exit .... go to next lower command prompt
? .... list choices
Context Sensitive Help
Use the ? command to get context sensitive help in the CLI. It can be used to get the list of possible sub-
commands or to list possible commands starting with some partially entered commands. The ?
command when specified on an empty line provides the list of commands possible for the given level in
the command tree. The ? can also be used within a command input to return the list of parameters that
are required to fully complete the command. Parameters that are already provided by the user is left out
of the command list so that only the missing parameters are listed.
Interface Naming Convention
In an industry-standard CLI implementation, there is an accepted convention for naming interfaces on
the CLI. The convention for naming interfaces on Dell devices are as follows:
•
Unit#/Interface ID
— each interface is identified by the
Unit#
followed by a
/
symbol and then the
Interface ID
(see below). For example,
2/g10
identifies gigabit port 10 within the second unit of a
stack.
•
Unit#
— the unit number is used only in a stacking solution where a number of switches are stacked
to form a virtual device. In this case, the
unit number
identifies the physical device identifier within
the stack.
•
Interface ID
— is formed by the interface type followed by the interface number. There is currently a
predefined list of
interface types
(see below). If additional interface types are to be defined, they must
be registered with Dell. For example,
1/xg10
identifies the 10-gigabit port 10 on the first unit.