Command Abbreviation and Completion

This section describes how you can use abridged commands in the ACLI. Command completion can save you extra keystrokes and increase efficiency.

Command Abbreviation

Commands can be abbreviated to the minimum number of characters that identify a unique selection. For example, you may abbreviate the configure terminal command to “config t.” You cannot abbreviate the command to “c t” because more than one command fits this criteria.

Tab Completion

When you do not supply enough characters to identify a single selection, you can press <Tab> to view a list of commands that begin with the character(s) you entered. After you press <Tab>, the ACLI returns you to the system prompt and reprints the character(s) you originally typed. This enables you to complete the command with the characters that uniquely identify the command that you need. You can continue this process until enough characters to identify a single command are entered.

ORACLE# gen generate-certificate-request  generate-key

ORACLE# generate-key

Configuration Element and System Command Menus

Command menus and configuration element menus display similarly in the ACLI. The menus for each are divided into two columns. The first column lists all of the command and configuration elements available to a user working in this mode; the second column offers short explanations of each command or configuration element’s purpose.

ORACLE(local-policy)# ?
from-address      from address list
to-address        to address list
source-realm      source realm list
description       local policy description
activate-time     policy activation date & time
deactivate-time   policy deactivation date & time
state             enable/disable local policy
policy-priority   priority for this local policy
policy-attributes list of policy attributes
select            select a local policy to edit
no                delete selected local policy
show              show selected local policy
done              write local policy information
exit              return to previous menu