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Entering Commands
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Entering Commands
This section describes how to enter CLI commands.
Keywords and Arguments
A CLI command is a series of keywords and arguments.
Keywords identify a command, and arguments specify
configuration parameters. For example, in the command “show
interface ethernet,” show and interface are keywords, and
ethernet is an argument that specifies the interface type.
You can enter commands as follows:
• To enter a simple command, enter the command keyword.
• To enter commands that require parameters, enter the
required parameters after the command keyword. For
example, to set a password for the administrator, enter:
AP(config)#username smith
Minimum Abbreviation
The CLI will accept a minimum number of characters that
uniquely identify a command. For example, the command
“configure” can be entered as con. If an entry is ambiguous, the
system will prompt for further input.
Command Completion
If you terminate input with a Tab key, the CLI will print the
remaining characters of a partial keyword up to the point of
ambiguity. In the “configure” example, typing con followed by a
tab will result in printing the command up to “configure.”