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Conventions
Network addresses are used to define a link to a remote host, workstation, or network. Network
addresses are shown using the following syntax:
Table 5-1. Network Address Syntax
Address Type Format Range
IPAddr A.B.C.D 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255
MacAddr YY:YY:YY:YY:YY:YY hexidecimal digit pairs
Double quotation marks such as "System Name with Spaces" set off user defined strings. If the operator
wishes to use spaces as part of a name parameter then it must be enclosed in double quotation marks.
Empty strings (““) are not valid user defined strings. Command completion finishes spelling the command
when enough letters of a command are typed to uniquely identify the command word. The command may
be executed by typing <enter> (command abbreviation) or the command word may be completed by
typing the <tab> or <space bar> (command completion).
The value 'Err' designates that the requested value was not internally accessible. This should never
happen and indicates that there is a case in the software that is not handled correctly.
The value of '-----' designates that the value is unknown.
Annotations
The CLI allows the user to type single-line annotations at the command prompt for use when writing test
or configuration scripts and for better readability. The exclamation point (‘!’) character flags the beginning
of a comment. The comment flag character can begin a word anywhere on the command line and all input
following this character is ignored. Any command line that begins with the character ‘!’ is recognized as a
comment line and ignored by the parser.
Some examples are provided below:
! Script file for displaying the ip interface
! Display information about interfaces
show ip interface 0/1 !Displays the information about the first interface
! Display information about the next interface
show ip interface 0/2
! End of the script file