CLI Messages

You see messages when you enter and exit from configuration mode, when you commit a configuration, and when you type a string or value that is not valid.

When you commit a configuration, the JUNOS software checks the configuration you are committing. If there are no problems, a message indicates that the configuration was accepted. If there are problems, a message indicates where the errors are.

In the top-level CLI commands and in configuration mode, if you type an invalid string—for example, the name of a command or statement that does not exist—you see the message syntax error or unknown command. A caret (^) indicates where the error is. Examples:

user@host> clear route

                       ^

syntax error, expecting <command>.

[edit]

user@host# telnet

           ^

unknown command.

When the number of choices is limited, the commands you can enter to correct the syntax error might be displayed. For example:

[edit]

user@host# load myconfig-file<Enter>

                ^

syntax error, expecting `merge', `override', or `replace'.