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This chapter describes the Command Line Interface (CLI) for the BSGX4e device. The
CLI provides commands for every function of the device. It also provides online help
and an interactive mode for easier command entry.
For an introduction to the other user interface, the Web User Interface, see “Web
User Interface” (page 379).
This chapter discusses these topics:
Command entry.
Logging out.
Customizing the command session.
Saving configuration changes across restarts.
Defining commands that are automatically run at restart.
Getting online help.
Command syntax.
Maintenance commands.
Debug commands.
Command Entry
This chapter assumes that the BSGX4e device is installed in a working network as
described in the BSGX4e Installation Guide. It also assumes that you can log on to
the device from a terminal session at your workstation or a console.
After you log on to the BSGX4e unit from a terminal session, you see a command
prompt. The command prompt consists of a string followed by the greater than (>)
symbol. You can customize the string as described in the next section. Therefore,
the convention in this guide is to show the command prompt as just the > symbol:
>
You can enter any command in response to this prompt. However, if you logged in
with a user ID that does not have authority to execute the command, the unit
responds as in the following example:
> reboot
Invalid access for user ‘user’!
