Switch User Manual
Using the CLI 61
1
Start the device and wait until the startup procedure is complete.
The User Exec mode is entered, and the prompt "Console>" is displayed.
2
Configure the device and enter the necessary commands to complete the required tasks.
3
When finished, exit the session with the
quit
or
exit
command.
When a different user is required to log onto the system, in the Privileged EXEC mode command
mode the
login
command is entered. This effectively logs off the current user and logs on the new
user.
Editing Features
Entering Commands
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 interfaces status
ethernet g5
,"
show
,
interfaces
and
status
are keywords,
ethernet
is an argument that specifies the
interface type, and
g5
specifies the port.
To enter commands that require parameters, enter the required parameters after the command
keyword. For example, to set a password for the administrator, enter:
Console(config)#
username admin password smith
When working with the CLI, the command options are not displayed. The command is not
selected from a menu but is manually entered. To see what commands are available in each mode
or within an interface configuration, the CLI does provide a method of displaying the available
commands, the command syntax requirements and in some instances parameters required to
complete the command. The standard command to request help is
?
.
There are two instances where the help information can be displayed:
•
Keyword lookup
—The character
?
is entered in place of a command. A list of all valid
commands and corresponding help messages are displayed.
•
Partial keyword lookup
—A command is incomplete and the character
?
is entered in place of
a parameter. The matched parameters for this command are displayed.
To assist in using the CLI, there is an assortment of editing features. The following features are
described:
• Terminal Command Buffer
• Command Completion
• Keyboard Shortcuts