Users Guide

Using the CLI 238
) or a blank. In these cases, it may be necessary to enclose the entire string in
double or single quotes for the command line parser to properly interpret the
parameter.
Command Scripting
The CLI can be used as a programmable management interface. To facilitate
this function, the exclamation point <!> and any characters entered after the
exclamation point up until the end of the line are treated as a comment and
ignored by the CLI. If it is desired to include an exclamation point in a
command parameter, enclose the parameter in quotes. Also, the CLI allows
the user to disable session timeouts.
CLI Command Notation Conventions
In this document, the command name is in bold font. Parameters are in italic
font. You must replace the parameter name with an appropriate value, which
might be a name or number. Parameters are order dependent.
The parameters for a command might include mandatory values, optional
values, or keyword choices.
When entering commands there are certain command-entry notations which
apply to all commands. Table 2-3 describes the conventions this document
uses to distinguish between value types.