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Cisco ASA Series CLI Configuration Guide
Chapter 1 Using the Command-Line Interface
Command Completion
Command Completion
To complete a command or keyword after entering a partial string, press the
Tab
key. The ASA only
completes the command or keyword if the partial string matches only one command or keyword. For
example, if you enter
s
and press the
Tab
key, the ASA does not complete the command because it
matches more than one command. However, if you enter
dis
, the
Tab
key completes the
disable
command.
Command Help
Help information is available from the command line by entering the following commands:
•
help
command_name
Shows help for the specific command.
•
command_name
?
Shows a list of arguments available.
•
string
?
(no space)
Lists the possible commands that start with the string.
•
?
and
+?
Lists all commands available. If you enter
?
, the ASA shows only commands available for the
current mode. To show all commands available, including those for lower modes, enter
+?
.
Note
If you want to include a question mark (?) in a command string, you must press
Ctrl-V
before typing the
question mark so that you do not inadvertently invoke CLI help.
Filtering show Command Output
You can use the vertical bar (|) with any
show
command and include a filter option and filtering
expression. The filtering is performed by matching each output line with a regular expression, similar to
Cisco IOS software. By selecting different filter options you can include or exclude all output that
matches the expression. You can also display all output beginning with the line that matches the
expression.
The syntax for using filtering options with the
show
command is as follows:
hostname#
show
command
|
{
include
|
exclude
|
begin
|
grep
[
-v
]}
regexp
In this command string, the first vertical bar (|) is the operator and must be included in the command.
This operator directs the output of the
show
command to the filter. In the syntax diagram, the other
vertical bars (|) indicate alternative options and are not part of the command.
The
include
option includes all output lines that match the regular expression. The
grep
option without
-v
has the same effect. The
exclude
option excludes all output lines that match the regular expression.
The
grep
option with
-v
has the same effect. The
begin
option shows all the output lines starting with
the line that matches the regular expression.
Summary of Contents for 5505 - ASA Firewall Edition Bundle
Page 28: ...Glossary GL 24 Cisco ASA Series CLI Configuration Guide ...
Page 61: ...P A R T 1 Getting Started with the ASA ...
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Page 219: ...P A R T 2 Configuring High Availability and Scalability ...
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Page 403: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Interfaces ...
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Page 499: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Basic Settings ...
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Page 533: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Objects and Access Lists ...
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Page 601: ...P A R T 2 Configuring IP Routing ...
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Page 745: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Network Address Translation ...
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Page 845: ...P A R T 2 Configuring AAA Servers and the Local Database ...
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Page 981: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Access Control ...
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Page 1061: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Service Policies Using the Modular Policy Framework ...
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Page 1093: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Application Inspection ...
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Page 1191: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Unified Communications ...
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Page 1333: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Connection Settings and QoS ...
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Page 1379: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Advanced Network Protection ...
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Page 1475: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Modules ...
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Page 1549: ...P A R T 2 Configuring VPN ...
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Page 1965: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Logging SNMP and Smart Call Home ...
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Page 2059: ...P A R T 2 System Administration ...
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