Displaying Commands

The CLI includes several ways to get help about commands. This section shows some examples of how to get help.

1. Type ? to show the top-level commands available in operational mode.
   root@> ?

   Possible completions:
       clear           Clear information in the system
       configure       Manipulate software configuration information
       diagnose        Invoke diagnose script
       file            Perform file operations
       help            Provide help information
       monitor         Show real-time debugging information
       mtrace          Trace multicast path from source to receiver
       ping            Ping remote target
       quit            Exit the management session
       request         Make system-level requests
       restart         Restart software process
       set             Set CLI properties, date/time, craft interface message
       show            Show system information
       ssh             Start secure shell on another host
       start           Start shell
       telnet          Telnet to another host
       test            Perform diagnostic debugging
       traceroute      Trace route to remote host
   

2. Type file ? to show all possible completions for the file command.
   root@> file ?

            
   Possible completions:
       <[Enter]>            Execute this command
       archive              Archives files from the system
       checksum             Calculate file checksum
       compare              Compare files
       copy                 Copy files (local or remote)
       delete               Delete files from the system
       list                 List file information
       rename               Rename files
       show                 Show file contents
       source-address       Local address to use in originating the connection
       |                    Pipe through a command
   

3. Type file archive ? to show all possible completions for the file archive command.
   root@> file archive ?

   Possible completions:
       compress             Compresses the archived file using GNU gzip (.tgz)
       destination          Name of created archive (URL, local, remote, or floppy)
       source               Path of directory to archive
   

   For more information about getting help about commands and statements, see Getting Online Help.