1-18Introduction1.6.1 Command Syntax ConventionsThe following conventions apply as you use LCM commands:• Press the Enter key to execute a command after you type it in.• A port range is either a single port number, or a list of portnumbers separated by commas or hyphens. For example, 3 isport 3; 3,7 are ports 3 and 7; 3-5 are ports 3,4, and 5; and 3-5,7are ports 3,4,5, and 7.• To quit any command, press the Control-C keys (^C or Ctrl-C).• You can abbreviate any command where there is no ambiguity;if there is ambiguity, LCM responds with an error message.• Commands are not case sensitive.• Invalid commands or misspellings returns an error message.• The previous command can be repeated by typing !!• MAC addresses are displayed in little-endian Ethernet (leastsignificant bit) bit order, with each octet separated by a colon.For example:ELS100-16 >address 00:40:27:04:1a:0f• Information that you need to enter with an LCM command isenclosed in square brackets [ ]. For example, you must enter aport number and an IP address to execute the ipaddr [PORT-NUMBER] [IP ADDRESS] command:ELS100-16 >ipaddr 6 192.138.217.40• Parameters that appear in all capital letters, for example bridge[PORT-RANGE], indicate that you must enter a value for thatparameter. If a string of parameters is displayed between braces,for example [{off|on|noBPDU}], you must select one of thedisplayed options. For example, if you wanted to enablebridging on a port, or a range of ports, you would enter:ELS100-16 >bridge 2-4 on
