CLI Syntax

The CLI commands are formatted according to these syntax rules.

Notation

Description

Example

Text without brackets

Items you must enter as appears in the syntax

set interface

<Text inside angle brackets>

Placeholder for which you must supply a value

set interface <name>

[Text inside square brackets]

Optional items

[ dns-primary <IPv4 Address> ]

Vertical pipe (|)

Separator for mutually exclusive items; choose one

 

{Text inside curly brackets with the vertical pipe}

Set of items; choose one

{ on | off }

Ellipsis (...)

You can enter the previous set of options more than one time

-r <fromIP> <toIP> ...

means you can enter

-r <fromIP1> <toIP1> <fromIP2> <toIP2> <fromIP3> <toIP3> and so on