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Editing Characteristics of Command Line
The command line interface provides basic command editing and supports the editing
of multiple lines. A command cannot be longer than 256 characters. See Table 9.
User Interface
Configuration
User interface configuration is another way provided by the Switch to configure and
manage the port data.
Switch 5500 family Switches support the following configuration methods:
■ Local configuration through the console port
■ Local and remote configuration through Telnet or SSH through an Ethernet port
■ Remote configuration through a dial-up modem through the console port.
According to the above-mentioned configuration methods, there are two types of
user interfaces:
■ AUX user interface
AUX user interface is used to log in to the Switch through the console port. A
fabric can have up to eight AUX user interfaces.
■ VTY user interface
VTY user interface is used to Telnet to the Switch. A Switch can have up to five
VTY user interfaces.
For SW5500 family Switches, AUX port, and console port are the same port. There is
only the one type of AUX user interface.
The user interface is numbered by absolute number or relative number.
To number the user interface by absolute number:
■ The AUX user interface is the first interface—user interface 0. The number ranges
from 0 to 7.
■ The VTY is numbered after the AUX user interface. The absolute number of the
first VTY is the AUX user interface number plus 1. The number ranges from 8 to
12.
Table 9 Editing Functions
Key Function
Common keys Insert from the cursor position and the cursor moves to
the right, if the edition buffer still has free space.
Backspace Delete the character preceding the cursor and the cursor
moves backward.
Leftwards cursor key <> or <Ctrl+B> Move the cursor a character backward
Rightwards cursor key <> or <Ctrl+F> Move the cursor a character forward
Up cursor key <> or <Ctrl+P>
Down cursor key <> or <Ctrl+N>
Retrieve the history command.
<Tab> Press <Tab> after typing an incomplete keyword and the
system will display partial help: If the keyword matching
the one entered is unique, the system will replace it with
the complete keyword and display it in a new line; if
there is no matched keyword or the matched keyword is
not unique, the system will do no modification but
display the originally typed word in a new line.
