Quick Overview¶
The question mark ? key along with the Tab key are your best friends
in the command line interface. They provide context help and completion
of commands you input. See the table below for a handful of examples.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
help |
Overview of topics/settings in the current context |
? |
Lists commands + brief help in the current context |
<Tab> |
Lists commands available in the current context |
partial<Tab> |
Completes a partial command name |
command <Tab> |
Lists keywords/arguments associated with a command |
command keyword ? |
Lists arguments associated with a keyword + help |
Explore the following topics for more information. Note, the keybindings are really useful to learn!
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
help introduction |
An introduction to the CLI |
help configure |
How to use configure context |
help text-editor |
Help with the built-in text-editor command |
help keybindings |
Lists keybindings and other helpful tricks |
In
configurecontext thehelp settingcommand shows the YANG description text for each node and container. To reach the admin exec help from configure context, e.g.,do help text-editor