Autocompletion

Autocompletion can be used to find out what commands and parameters are available. Pressing the Tab key displays all the commands at the top level, as shown in the following screen example.

cli> <Tab> add commit exit list rename set show cd delete get quit revert shell version

Typing any of the commands such as add or set then pressing Tab twice displays all the top level parameters, as shown in the following screen example.

cli> set <Tab><Tab> auth httpd ntp sensoralarm user auxport ipdu onboard service web bootconf ipsec param snmpd cards iptables pptpd sshd

Pressing the Tab key once after partially-typing a parameter name automatically completes the parameter name, unless there is more than one parameter name beginning with the typed characters. If more than one parameter name begins with the typed characters, then Tab Tab displays them all.

Example:

cli> s<Tab> <Tab> set shell show cli> se<TAB> cli> set n<TAB><TAB> network notifications ntp cli> set ne<TAB> cli> set network <TAB><TAB> hostname hosts interface resolv smtp st_routes cli> set network i<TAB> cli> set network interface eth0 <TAB><TAB> active address broadcast gateway method mtu netmask cli> set network interface eth0 ac<TAB> cli> set network interface eth0 active <TAB> enable or disable eth0 with yes or no cli> set network interface eth0 active <ESC><TAB> cli> set network interface eth0 active yes <TAB><TAB> active address broadcast gateway method mtu netmask cli> set network interface eth0 active yes b<TAB> cli> set network interface eth0 active yes broadcast 10.0.0.255<Enter> OK cli>