HP MPX200 Mutifunction Router Command Line Interface User Guide (5697-2512, May 2013)

2 Command reference
This chapter lists and describes the MPX200 CLI commands in alphabetical order. Each command
description includes its syntax, keywords, notes, and examples.
Command syntax
Table 1 (page 11) describes the MPX200 CLI command syntax used in this guide:
Table 1 Command syntax key
DescriptionNotation
Items you must type as shown.Text without brackets or braces
Placeholder for which you must supply a value.<Text inside angle brackets>
Optional items.[Text inside square brackets]
Set of required items; choose one.{Text inside braces}
Separator for mutually exclusive items; choose one.Vertical bar ( | )
The blade being managed.<1> or <2> in command prompts
Table 2 Syntax examples
MeaningCommand
Just type exit.exit
Type admin and one of the keywords start, end, or cancel. You may not
issue the admin command without one of the keywords.
admin {start | end | cancel}
Type date and then, if you want to specify a particular date, type it in the
format MMDDhhmmCCYY.
date [<MMDDhhmmCCYY>]
Type image and one of the keywords cleanup, list, or unpack. If you type
list or unpack, you must include a filename.
image {cleanup | list [<file>]
| unpack [<file>]}
Command line completion
The command line completion feature simplifies entering and repeating commands. Table 3 (page
11) describes the command line completion keystrokes.
Table 3 Command Line Completion Keystrokes
EffectKeystroke
Completes the command line. Type at least one character, and then press the TAB key to complete
the command line. If more than one possibility exists, press the TAB key again to view all possibilities.
TAB
Scrolls backward through the list of previously entered commands.UP ARROW
Scrolls forward through the list of previously entered commands.DOWN
ARROW
Moves the cursor to the beginning of the command line.CTRL+A
Moves the cursor to the end of the command line.CTRL+E
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