Reference Guide

CLI Command Syntax

CLI commands have the following structure:

CLI> <main_menu> <submenu(s)> <command> <argument(s)> -<option(s)>

where:

• CLI> – Command prompt where you type the command

• <main_menu> – Name of the main menu

• <submenu(s)> – Names of one or more submenus (separated with spaces). Certain menus have

multiple levels of submenus.

• <command> – Name of the command that you want to execute

• <argument(s)> – Arguments (separated with spaces) that you must enter with the command to

execute the command successfully. You might have none or multiple arguments depending on the

command that you want to execute. You must enter the arguments for a command in the correct

order.

• <option(s)> – Options (separated with a space) that are available for a command. You might have

none or multiple options depending on the command that you want to execute and you might need

to enter at least one of the available options for the command to execute successfully. Each option

for a command must start with a hyphen (-).

Navigating the CLI

When navigating the CLI, the following commands are available throughout the system:

• back — Moves back one level in the menu hierarchy

• main — Returns to the main menu

• help — Lists information about currently available menus, commands, arguments, and options

• history — Lists previously executed commands

• exit or quit — Exits the CLI

• find — Lists menus and commands containing the text you supply

Entering Commands in the CLI

There are two ways to enter commands in the CLI:

• Enter a command by navigating one menu at a time

• Enter a single line command

Tab completion is available in the CLI. You can press the Tab key to automatically complete a menu,

submenu, command, or option name after entering a unique portion of the name. This can be useful in

completing long commands. For example, entering net and then pressing Tab is the same as entering

networking. If there are several items that begin with those characters, the CLI displays the possibilities.

For example, entering

NAS-volumes n and then pressing Tab displays NAS-pool and NFS-exports.

Press Tab again to see the available submenus, commands, and options under the given string. For

example, entering events and then pressing Tab twice displays the available events commands: list

and view.

About the CLI