User`s guide

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Introduction
1.10.1 Command Syntax Conventions
The following conventions apply as you use LCM commands:
• Press the Return key to execute a command after you type it in.
• A port range is either a single port number, or a list of port
numbers separated by commas or hyphens. For example, “3” is
port 3; “3, 7” are ports 3 and 7; “3-5” are ports 3, 4, and 5; and “3-
5, 7” are ports 3, 4, 5, and 7.
• To quit any command press the Control-C keys (^C or Ctrl-C).
• You can abbreviate any command where there is no ambiguity;
if there is ambiguity, LCM responds with an error message. For
example: ATX >ex
Error: ambiguous command
• Commands are not case sensitive.
• Any invalid commands or misspellings entered will receive an
error message.
• The previous command can be repeated by typing “!!”.
• MAC addresses are displayed in little-endian Ethernet bit order,
with each octet separated by a colon. For example:
ATX >address 00:40:27:04:1a:0f
MAC addresses can be entered in big endian format (native FDDI
and Token Ring format), by separating octets with spaces rather
than colons.
• The default values for filtering command field options appear in
square brackets [ ], for example:
Type:[Entry] (Entry/Exit)>