Absolute paths

CLI commands can be executed in any context by specifying the full path from the CLI root. To execute an out-of-context command enter a forward slash ‟/” or backward slash ‟\” at the beginning of the command line. The forward slash ‟/” or backward slash ‟\” cannot be used with the environment alias command. The commands are interpreted as absolute path. Spaces between the slash and the first command will return an error. Commands that are already global (such as ping, telnet, exit, back, and so on) cannot be executed with a forward slash ‟/” or backward slash ‟\”at the beginning of the command line.

Example

*A:ALA-12# configure router 
*A:ALA-12>config>router# interface system address 1.2.3.4 
*A:ALA-12>config>router# /admin save 
*A:ALA-12>config>router# \clear router interface 
*A:ALA-12>config>router#

The command may or may not change the current context depending on whether or not it is a leaf command. This is the same behavior the CLI performs when CLI commands are entered individually, for example:

Example

*A:ALA-12# admin 
*A:ALA-12>admin# save

*A:ALA-12# admin save
*A:ALA-12#

Note that an absolute path command behaves the same as manually entering a series of command line instructions and parameters.

For example, beginning in an IES context service ID 4 (IES 4),

config>service>ies> /clear card 1

behaves the same as the following series of commands.

Example

config>service>ies>exit all
	clear card 1
	configure service ies 4 (returns you to your starting point) 
	config>service>ies

If the command takes you to a different context, the following occurs:

config>service>ies>/configure service ies 5 create

becomes

Example

config>service>ies>exit all configure service vpls 5 create config>service>vpls