Terminal commands
This topic describes the following available terminal commands:
clear
Clear the screen.
clear |
connect
Connect to a device.
connect [-i] [-prompt] [-non-priv] [-aux] [-c changeID] [-t taskID] [-a annotation] [-d dynname=value] device-name |
Argument | Description |
|---|---|
-i | Displays interactive prompts for each job parameter such as changeID, task ID, annotation, dynamic fields, and so forth. |
-prompt | Displays a prompt for the user name and password instead of using the login credential in the DSP. |
-non-priv | Logs into non-privileged mode if the user is set up to access the DSP as the source for login credentials. |
-aux | Specifies that the connection to the device be made using its auxiliary interface; if the device has no auxiliary interface, an error is returned. If the -aux option is omitted, the primary interface is used. |
-c | changeID |
-t | taskID |
-a | annotation |
-d | The value of a dynamic field in dynamic-file-name=dynamic-field-value. For multi-value dynamic fields, separate the values by comma. There can be more than one -d option. Use one -d option for each dynamic field. |
device-name | Name of the device. You can use the Tab key to auto-complete the device name. For example, if there are fewer matching entries than the value specified in the Number of Devices Displayed By SSH Proxy When Press Tab field on the Admin > System Admin >System Parameters page, all the device names are displayed. You can then type the remaining unique characters and connect to that device. However, if there are more matching entries than the value specified in the Number of Devices Displayed By SSH Proxy When Press Tab field, the console displays that there are too many entries, and you must then type additional characters to be matched. |
device-info
Display device information. The device-name can contain wildcard characters supported by your SSH terminal.
device-info [-d] device-name |
Argument | Description |
|---|---|
-d | Displays the dynamic fields. |
device-name | Name of the device. The device-name can contain wildcard characters supported by your SSH terminal. You can use the Tab key to auto-complete the device name. For example, if there are fewer matching entries than the value specified in the Number of Devices Displayed By SSH Proxy When Press Tab field on the Admin > System Admin >System Parameters page, all the device names are displayed. You can then type the remaining unique characters and connect to that device. However, if there are more matching entries than the value specified in the Number of Devices Displayed By SSH Proxy When Press Tab field, the console displays that there are too many entries, and you must then type additional characters to be matched. |
exit
Close the proxy session.
exit |
help
Display a list of the commands that you can use. The optional command displays a list of options for that command.
help [command] ? [command] |
history
Display a list of the commands executed in the current session.
history |
list-devices
Display a list of the devices for which you have permission to view. The device-name can contain wildcard characters supported by your SSH terminal.
list-devices [device-name] |
Argument | Description |
|---|---|
device-name | Name of the device. The device-name can contain wildcard characters supported by your SSH terminal. |