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@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@ Basic commands
There are five routing daemons in use, and there is one manager daemon.
These daemons may be located on separate machines from the manager
-daemon. Each of these daemons will listen on a particular port for
-incoming VTY connections. The routing daemons are:
+daemon. Each of these daemons will listen on a particular port for
+incoming VTY connections. The routing daemons are:
-* *ripd*, *ripngd*, *ospfd*, *ospf6d*, *bgpd*
-* *zebra*
+- *ripd*
+- *ripngd*
+- *ospfd*
+- *ospf6d*
+- *bgpd*
+- *zebra*
The following sections discuss commands common to all the routing
daemons.
@@ -38,12 +42,12 @@ Config files are generally found in:
* :file:`@value{INSTALL_PREFIX_ETC}`/\*.conf
Each of the daemons has its own
-config file. For example, zebra's default config file name is:
+config file. For example, zebra's default config file name is:
* :file:`@value{INSTALL_PREFIX_ETC`/zebra.conf}
The daemon name plus :file:`.conf` is the default config file name. You
-can specify a config file using the @kbd{-f} or @kbd{--config-file}
+can specify a config file using the :kbd:`-f` or :kbd:`--config-file`
options when starting the daemon.
.. _Basic_Config_Commands:
@@ -51,220 +55,189 @@ options when starting the daemon.
Basic Config Commands
---------------------
-.. index:: Command {hostname `hostname`} {}
+.. index:: hostname HOSTNAME
-Command {hostname `hostname`} {}
+``hostname HOSTNAME``
Set hostname of the router.
-.. index:: Command {password `password`} {}
+.. index:: password PASSWORD
-Command {password `password`} {}
- Set password for vty interface. If there is no password, a vty won't
+``password PASSWORD``
+ Set password for vty interface. If there is no password, a vty won't
accept connections.
-.. index:: Command {enable password `password`} {}
+.. index:: enable password PASSWORD
-Command {enable password `password`} {}
+``enable password PASSWORD``
Set enable password.
-.. index:: Command {log trap `level`} {}
-
-Command {log trap `level`} {}
-.. index:: Command {no log trap} {}
-
-Command {no log trap} {}
- These commands are deprecated and are present only for historical compatibility.
- The log trap command sets the current logging level for all enabled
- logging destinations, and it sets the default for all future logging commands
- that do not specify a level. The normal default
- logging level is debugging. The `no` form of the command resets
- the default level for future logging commands to debugging, but it does
- not change the logging level of existing logging destinations.
-
-.. index:: Command {log stdout} {}
-
-Command {log stdout} {}
-.. index:: Command {log stdout `level`} {}
-
-Command {log stdout `level`} {}
-.. index:: Command {no log stdout} {}
-
-Command {no log stdout} {}
- Enable logging output to stdout.
- If the optional second argument specifying the
- logging level is not present, the default logging level (typically debugging,
- but can be changed using the deprecated `log trap` command) will be used.
- The `no` form of the command disables logging to stdout.
- The `level` argument must have one of these values:
- emergencies, alerts, critical, errors, warnings, notifications, informational, or debugging. Note that the existing code logs its most important messages
- with severity `errors`.
-
-.. index:: Command {log file `filename`} {}
-
-Command {log file `filename`} {}
-.. index:: Command {log file `filename` `level`} {}
-
-Command {log file `filename` `level`} {}
-.. index:: Command {no log file} {}
-
-Command {no log file} {}
- If you want to log into a file, please specify `filename` as
- in this example::
-
- log file /var/log/frr/bgpd.log informational
-
- If the optional second argument specifying the
- logging level is not present, the default logging level (typically debugging,
- but can be changed using the deprecated `log trap` command) will be used.
- The `no` form of the command disables logging to a file.
-
- Note: if you do not configure any file logging, and a daemon crashes due
- to a signal or an assertion failure, it will attempt to save the crash
- information in a file named /var/tmp/frr.<daemon name>.crashlog.
- For security reasons, this will not happen if the file exists already, so
- it is important to delete the file after reporting the crash information.
-
-.. index:: Command {log syslog} {}
-
-Command {log syslog} {}
-.. index:: Command {log syslog `level`} {}
-
-Command {log syslog `level`} {}
-.. index:: Command {no log syslog} {}
-
-Command {no log syslog} {}
- Enable logging output to syslog.
- If the optional second argument specifying the
- logging level is not present, the default logging level (typically debugging,
- but can be changed using the deprecated `log trap` command) will be used.
- The `no` form of the command disables logging to syslog.
-
-.. index:: Command {log monitor} {}
-
-Command {log monitor} {}
-.. index:: Command {log monitor `level`} {}
-
-Command {log monitor `level`} {}
-.. index:: Command {no log monitor} {}
-
-Command {no log monitor} {}
- Enable logging output to vty terminals that have enabled logging
- using the `terminal monitor` command.
- By default, monitor logging is enabled at the debugging level, but this
- command (or the deprecated `log trap` command) can be used to change
- the monitor logging level.
- If the optional second argument specifying the
- logging level is not present, the default logging level (typically debugging,
- but can be changed using the deprecated `log trap` command) will be used.
- The `no` form of the command disables logging to terminal monitors.
-
-.. index:: Command {log facility `facility`} {}
-
-Command {log facility `facility`} {}
-.. index:: Command {no log facility} {}
-
-Command {no log facility} {}
- This command changes the facility used in syslog messages. The default
- facility is `daemon`. The `no` form of the command resets
- the facility to the default `daemon` facility.
-
-.. index:: Command {log record-priority} {}
-
-Command {log record-priority} {}
-.. index:: Command {no log record-priority} {}
-
-Command {no log record-priority} {}
- To include the severity in all messages logged to a file, to stdout, or to
- a terminal monitor (i.e. anything except syslog),
- use the `log record-priority` global configuration command.
- To disable this option, use the `no` form of the command. By default,
- the severity level is not included in logged messages. Note: some
- versions of syslogd (including Solaris) can be configured to include
- the facility and level in the messages emitted.
-
-.. index:: Command {log timestamp precision `<0-6>`} {}
-
-Command {log timestamp precision `<0-6>`} {}
-.. index:: Command {no log timestamp precision} {}
-
-Command {no log timestamp precision} {}
- This command sets the precision of log message timestamps to the
- given number of digits after the decimal point. Currently,
- the value must be in the range 0 to 6 (i.e. the maximum precision
- is microseconds).
- To restore the default behavior (1-second accuracy), use the
- `no` form of the command, or set the precision explicitly to 0.
+.. index::
+ single: no log trap [LEVEL]
+ single: log trap LEVEL
+
+``[no] log trap LEVEL``
+ These commands are deprecated and are present only for historical
+ compatibility. The log trap command sets the current logging level for all
+ enabled logging destinations, and it sets the default for all future logging
+ commands that do not specify a level. The normal default logging level is
+ debugging. The ``no`` form of the command resets the default level for future
+ logging commands to debugging, but it does not change the logging level of
+ existing logging destinations.
+
+.. index::
+ single: no log stdout [LEVEL]
+ single: log stdout [LEVEL]
+
+``[no] log stdout LEVEL``
+ Enable logging output to stdout. If the optional second argument specifying
+ the logging level is not present, the default logging level (typically
+ debugging, but can be changed using the deprecated ``log trap`` command) will
+ be used. The ``no`` form of the command disables logging to stdout. The
+ ``LEVEL`` argument must have one of these values: emergencies, alerts,
+ critical, errors, warnings, notifications, informational, or debugging. Note
+ that the existing code logs its most important messages with severity
+ ``errors``.
+
+.. index::
+ single: no log file [FILENAME [LEVEL]]
+ single: log file FILENAME [LEVEL]
+
+``[no] log file [FILENAME [LEVEL]]``
+ If you want to log into a file, please specify ``filename`` as
+ in this example: ::
+
+ log file /var/log/frr/bgpd.log informational
+
+ If the optional second argument specifying the logging level is not present,
+ the default logging level (typically debugging, but can be changed using the
+ deprecated ``log trap`` command) will be used. The ``no`` form of the command
+ disables logging to a file. *Note:* if you do not configure any file logging,
+ and a daemon crashes due to a signal or an assertion failure, it will attempt
+ to save the crash information in a file named /var/tmp/frr.<daemon
+ name>.crashlog. For security reasons, this will not happen if the file exists
+ already, so it is important to delete the file after reporting the crash
+ information.
+
+.. index::
+ single: no log syslog [LEVEL]
+ single: log syslog [LEVEL]
+
+``[no] log syslog [LEVEL]``
+ Enable logging output to syslog. If the optional second argument specifying
+ the logging level is not present, the default logging level (typically
+ debugging, but can be changed using the deprecated ``log trap`` command) will
+ be used. The ``no`` form of the command disables logging to syslog.
+
+.. index::
+ single: no log monitor [LEVEL]
+ single: log monitor [LEVEL]
+
+``[no] log monitor [LEVEL]``
+ Enable logging output to vty terminals that have enabled logging using the
+ ``terminal monitor`` command. By default, monitor logging is enabled at the
+ debugging level, but this command (or the deprecated ``log trap`` command) can
+ be used to change the monitor logging level. If the optional second argument
+ specifying the logging level is not present, the default logging level
+ (typically debugging, but can be changed using the deprecated ``log trap``
+ command) will be used. The ``no`` form of the command disables logging to
+ terminal monitors.
+
+.. index::
+ single: no log facility [FACILITY]
+ single: log facility [FACILITY]
+
+``[no] log facility [FACILITY]``
+ This command changes the facility used in syslog messages. The default
+ facility is ``daemon``. The ``no`` form of the command resets
+ the facility to the default ``daemon`` facility.
+
+.. index::
+ single: no log record-priority
+ single: log record-priority
+
+``[no] log record-priority``
+ To include the severity in all messages logged to a file, to stdout, or to
+ a terminal monitor (i.e. anything except syslog),
+ use the ``log record-priority`` global configuration command.
+ To disable this option, use the ``no`` form of the command. By default,
+ the severity level is not included in logged messages. Note: some
+ versions of syslogd (including Solaris) can be configured to include
+ the facility and level in the messages emitted.
+
+.. index::
+ single: log timestamp precision <0-6>
+ single: [no] log timestamp precision <0-6>
+
+``[no] log timestamp precision [<0-6>]``
+ This command sets the precision of log message timestamps to the given number
+ of digits after the decimal point. Currently, the value must be in the range
+ 0 to 6 (i.e. the maximum precision is microseconds). To restore the default
+ behavior (1-second accuracy), use the ``no`` form of the command, or set the
+ precision explicitly to 0.
::
- @group
- log timestamp precision 3
- @end group
-
+ log timestamp precision 3
- In this example, the precision is set to provide timestamps with
- millisecond accuracy.
+ In this example, the precision is set to provide timestamps with
+ millisecond accuracy.
-.. index:: Command {log commands} {}
+.. index:: log commands
-Command {log commands} {}
- This command enables the logging of all commands typed by a user to
- all enabled log destinations. The note that logging includes full
- command lines, including passwords. Once set, command logging can only
- be turned off by restarting the daemon.
+``log commands``
+ This command enables the logging of all commands typed by a user to
+ all enabled log destinations. The note that logging includes full
+ command lines, including passwords. Once set, command logging can only
+ be turned off by restarting the daemon.
-.. index:: Command {service password-encryption} {}
+.. index:: service password-encryption
-Command {service password-encryption} {}
- Encrypt password.
+``service password-encryption``
+ Encrypt password.
-.. index:: Command {service advanced-vty} {}
+.. index:: service advanced-vty
-Command {service advanced-vty} {}
- Enable advanced mode VTY.
+``service advanced-vty``
+ Enable advanced mode VTY.
-.. index:: Command {service terminal-length `<0-512>`} {}
+.. index:: service terminal-length <0-512>
-Command {service terminal-length `<0-512>`} {}
- Set system wide line configuration. This configuration command applies
- to all VTY interfaces.
+``service terminal-length <0-512>``
+ Set system wide line configuration. This configuration command applies
+ to all VTY interfaces.
-.. index:: Command {line vty} {}
+.. index:: line vty
-Command {line vty} {}
- Enter vty configuration mode.
+``line vty``
+ Enter vty configuration mode.
-.. index:: Command {banner motd default} {}
+.. index:: banner motd default
-Command {banner motd default} {}
- Set default motd string.
+``banner motd default``
+ Set default motd string.
-.. index:: Command {no banner motd} {}
+.. index:: no banner motd
-Command {no banner motd} {}
- No motd banner string will be printed.
+``no banner motd``
+ No motd banner string will be printed.
-.. index:: {Line Command} {exec-timeout `minute`} {}
+.. index:: exec-timeout MINUTE [SECOND]
-{Line Command} {exec-timeout `minute`} {}
-.. index:: {Line Command} {exec-timeout `minute` `second`} {}
+``exec-timeout MINUTE [SECOND]``
+ Set VTY connection timeout value. When only one argument is specified
+ it is used for timeout value in minutes. Optional second argument is
+ used for timeout value in seconds. Default timeout value is 10 minutes.
+ When timeout value is zero, it means no timeout.
-{Line Command} {exec-timeout `minute` `second`} {}
- Set VTY connection timeout value. When only one argument is specified
- it is used for timeout value in minutes. Optional second argument is
- used for timeout value in seconds. Default timeout value is 10 minutes.
- When timeout value is zero, it means no timeout.
+.. index:: no exec-timeout
-.. index:: {Line Command} {no exec-timeout} {}
+``no exec-timeout``
+ Do not perform timeout at all. This command is as same as *exec-timeout 0 0*.
-{Line Command} {no exec-timeout} {}
- Do not perform timeout at all. This command is as same as
- *exec-timeout 0 0*.
+.. index:: access-class ACCESS-LIST
-.. index:: {Line Command} {access-class `access-list`} {}
-
-{Line Command} {access-class `access-list`} {}
- Restrict vty connections with an access list.
+``access-class ACCESS-LIST``
+ Restrict vty connections with an access list.
.. _Sample_Config_File:
@@ -275,7 +248,6 @@ Below is a sample configuration file for the zebra daemon.
::
- @group
!
! Zebra configuration file
!
@@ -286,17 +258,15 @@ Below is a sample configuration file for the zebra daemon.
log stdout
!
!
- @end group
-
-'!' and '#' are comment characters. If the first character of the word
+
+'!' and '#' are comment characters. If the first character of the word
is one of the comment characters then from the rest of the line forward
will be ignored as a comment.
::
password zebra!password
-
If a comment character is not the first character of the word, it's a
normal character. So in the above example '!' will not be regarded as a
@@ -307,52 +277,52 @@ comment and the password is set to 'zebra!password'.
Terminal Mode Commands
======================
-.. index:: Command {write terminal} {}
+.. index:: write terminal
-Command {write terminal} {}
+``write terminal``
Displays the current configuration to the vty interface.
-.. index:: Command {write file} {}
+.. index:: write file
-Command {write file} {}
+``write file``
Write current configuration to configuration file.
-.. index:: Command {configure terminal} {}
+.. index:: configure terminal
-Command {configure terminal} {}
- Change to configuration mode. This command is the first step to
+``configure terminal``
+ Change to configuration mode. This command is the first step to
configuration.
-.. index:: Command {terminal length `<0-512>`} {}
+.. index:: terminal length <0-512>
-Command {terminal length `<0-512>`} {}
- Set terminal display length to `<0-512>`. If length is 0, no
+``terminal length <0-512>``
+ Set terminal display length to ``<0-512>``. If length is 0, no
display control is performed.
-.. index:: Command {who} {}
+.. index:: who
-Command {who} {}
+``who``
Show a list of currently connected vty sessions.
-.. index:: Command {list} {}
+.. index:: list
-Command {list} {}
+``list``
List all available commands.
-.. index:: Command {show version} {}
+.. index:: show version
-Command {show version} {}
+``show version``
Show the current version of @value{PACKAGE_NAME} and its build host information.
-.. index:: Command {show logging} {}
+.. index:: show logging
-Command {show logging} {}
- Shows the current configuration of the logging system. This includes
+``show logging``
+ Shows the current configuration of the logging system. This includes
the status of all logging destinations.
-.. index:: Command {logmsg `level` `message`} {}
+.. index:: logmsg LEVEL MESSAGE
-Command {logmsg `level` `message`} {}
+``logmsg LEVEL MESSAGE``
Send a message to all logging destinations that are enabled for messages
of the given severity.
@@ -364,64 +334,46 @@ Common Invocation Options
These options apply to all @value{PACKAGE_NAME} daemons.
-
-*-d*
-
-*--daemon*
+``-d, --daemon``
Runs in daemon mode.
-*-f `file`*
-
-*--config_file=`file`*
+``-f file, --config_file=FILE``
Set configuration file name.
-*-h*
-
-*--help*
+``-h, --help``
Display this help and exit.
-*-i `file`*
-
-*--pid_file=`file`*
+``-i file, --pid_file=file``
Upon startup the process identifier of the daemon is written to a file,
- typically in :file:`/var/run`. This file can be used by the init system
- to implement commands such as *.../init.d/zebra status*,
- *.../init.d/zebra restart* or @command{.../init.d/zebra
- stop}.
+ typically in :file:`/var/run`. This file can be used by the init system
+ to implement commands such as ``.../init.d/zebra status``,
+ ``.../init.d/zebra restart`` or ``.../init.d/zebra stop``.
The file name is an run-time option rather than a configure-time option
- so that multiple routing daemons can be run simultaneously. This is
- useful when using @value{PACKAGE_NAME} to implement a routing looking glass. One
+ so that multiple routing daemons can be run simultaneously. This is
+ useful when using @value{PACKAGE_NAME} to implement a routing looking glass. One
machine can be used to collect differing routing views from differing
points in the network.
-*-A `address`*
-
-*--vty_addr=`address`*
+``-A address, --vty_addr=address``
Set the VTY local address to bind to. If set, the VTY socket will only
- be bound to this address.
+ be bound to this address.
-*-P `port`*
-
-*--vty_port=`port`*
+``-P port, --vty_port=port``
Set the VTY TCP port number. If set to 0 then the TCP VTY sockets will not
be opened.
-*-u `user`*
-
-*--vty_addr=`user`*
+``-u user, --vty_addr=user``
Set the user and group to run as.
-*-v*
-
-*--version*
+``-v, --version``
Print program version.
@@ -430,21 +382,18 @@ These options apply to all @value{PACKAGE_NAME} daemons.
Loadable Module Support
=======================
-FRR supports loading extension modules at startup. Loading, reloading or
-unloading modules at runtime is not supported (yet). To load a module, use
+FRR supports loading extension modules at startup. Loading, reloading or
+unloading modules at runtime is not supported (yet). To load a module, use
the following command line option at daemon startup:
-
-*-M `module:options`*
-
-*--module `module:options`*
- Load the specified module, optionally passing options to it. If the module
+``-M module:options, --module module:options``
+ Load the specified module, optionally passing options to it. If the module
name contains a slash (/), it is assumed to be a full pathname to a file to
- be loaded. If it does not contain a slash, the
+ be loaded. If it does not contain a slash, the
`@value{INSTALL_PREFIX_MODULES`} directory is searched for a module of
- the given name; first with the daemon name prepended (e.g. `zebra_mod`
- for `mod`), then without the daemon name prepended.
+ the given name; first with the daemon name prepended (e.g. ``zebra_mod``
+ for ``mod``), then without the daemon name prepended.
This option is available on all daemons, though some daemons may not have
any modules available to be loaded.
@@ -453,23 +402,23 @@ The SNMP Module
---------------
If SNMP is enabled during compile-time and installed as part of the package,
-the `snmp` module can be loaded for the *zebra*,
-*bgpd*, *ospfd*, *ospf6d* and *ripd* daemons.
+the ``snmp`` module can be loaded for the *zebra*, *bgpd*, *ospfd*, *ospf6d*
+and *ripd* daemons.
-The module ignores any options passed to it. Refer to :ref:`SNMP_Support`
+The module ignores any options passed to it. Refer to :ref:`SNMP_Support`
for information on its usage.
The FPM Module
--------------
If FPM is enabled during compile-time and installed as part of the package,
-the `fpm` module can be loaded for the *zebra* daemon. This
+the ``fpm`` module can be loaded for the *zebra* daemon. This
provides the Forwarding Plane Manager ("FPM") API.
-The module expects its argument to be either `netlink` or
-`protobuf`, specifying the encapsulation to use. `netlink` is the
+The module expects its argument to be either ``netlink`` or
+``protobuf``, specifying the encapsulation to use. `netlink` is the
default, and `protobuf` may not be available if the module was built
-without protobuf support. Refer to :ref:`zebra_FIB_push_interface` for more
+without protobuf support. Refer to :ref:`zebra_FIB_push_interface` for more
information.
.. _Virtual_Terminal_Interfaces:
@@ -485,15 +434,14 @@ interface (CLI) for user interaction with the routing daemon.
VTY Overview
------------
-VTY stands for Virtual TeletYpe interface. It means you can connect to
+VTY stands for Virtual TeletYpe interface. It means you can connect to
the daemon via the telnet protocol.
-To enable a VTY interface, you have to setup a VTY password. If there
+To enable a VTY interface, you have to setup a VTY password. If there
is no VTY password, one cannot connect to the VTY interface at all.
::
- @group
% telnet localhost 2601
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.
@@ -506,12 +454,13 @@ is no VTY password, one cannot connect to the VTY interface at all.
Password: XXXXX
Router> ?
- enable Turn on privileged commands
- exit Exit current mode and down to previous mode
- help Description of the interactive help system
- list Print command list
- show Show running system information
- who Display who is on a vty
+ enable . . . Turn on privileged commands
+ exit . . . Exit current mode and down to previous mode
+ help . . . Description of the interactive help system
+ list . . . Print command list
+ show . . . Show system inform
+
+ wh. . . Display who is on a vty
Router> enable
Password: XXXXX
Router# configure terminal
@@ -519,10 +468,9 @@ is no VTY password, one cannot connect to the VTY interface at all.
Router(config-if)# ip address 10.0.0.1/8
Router(config-if)# ^Z
Router#
- @end group
-
-'?' is very useful for looking up commands.
+
+:kbd:`?` is very useful for looking up commands.
.. _VTY_Modes:
@@ -572,41 +520,22 @@ CLI Movement Commands
These commands are used for moving the CLI cursor. The :kbd:`C` character
means press the Control Key.
-
-
-*C-f*
-
-*:kbd:`RIGHT`*
- @kindex C-f
- @kindex :kbd:`RIGHT`
+:kbd:`C-f` / :kbd:`LEFT`
Move forward one character.
-
-*C-b*
-
-*:kbd:`LEFT`*
- @kindex C-b
- @kindex :kbd:`LEFT`
+:kbd:`C-b` / :kbd:`RIGHT`
Move backward one character.
-
-*M-f*
- @kindex M-f
+:kbd:`M-f`
Move forward one word.
-
-*M-b*
- @kindex M-b
+:kbd:`M-b`
Move backward one word.
-
-*C-a*
- @kindex C-a
+:kbd:`C-a`
Move to the beginning of the line.
-
-*C-e*
- @kindex C-e
+:kbd:`C-e`
Move to the end of the line.
@@ -619,42 +548,31 @@ These commands are used for editing text on a line. The :kbd:`C`
character means press the Control Key.
-
-*C-h*
-
-*:kbd:`DEL`*
- @kindex C-h
- @kindex :kbd:`DEL`
+:kbd:`C-h` / :kbd:`DEL`
Delete the character before point.
-*C-d*
- @kindex C-d
+:kbd:`C-d`
Delete the character after point.
-*M-d*
- @kindex M-d
+:kbd:`M-d`
Forward kill word.
-*C-w*
- @kindex C-w
+:kbd:`C-w`
Backward kill word.
-*C-k*
- @kindex C-k
+:kbd:`C-k`
Kill to the end of the line.
-*C-u*
- @kindex C-u
+:kbd:`C-u`
Kill line from the beginning, erasing input.
-*C-t*
- @kindex C-t
+:kbd:`C-t`
Transpose character.
@@ -665,42 +583,28 @@ There are several additional CLI commands for command line completions,
insta-help, and VTY session management.
-
-*C-c*
- @kindex C-c
+:kbd:`C-c`
Interrupt current input and moves to the next line.
-*C-z*
- @kindex C-z
+:kbd:`C-z`
End current configuration session and move to top node.
-*C-n*
-
-*:kbd:`DOWN`*
- @kindex C-n
- @kindex :kbd:`DOWN`
+:kbd:`C-n` / :kbd:`DOWN`
Move down to next line in the history buffer.
-*C-p*
-
-*:kbd:`UP`*
- @kindex C-p
- @kindex :kbd:`UP`
+:kbd:`C-p` / :kbd:`UP`
Move up to previous line in the history buffer.
-*TAB*
- @kindex :kbd:`TAB`
+:kbd:`TAB`
Use command line completion by typing :kbd:`TAB`.
-*?*
- @kindex :kbd:`?`
+:kbd:`?`
You can use command line help by typing `help` at the beginning of
- the line. Typing @kbd{?} at any point in the line will show possible
+ the line. Typing :kbd:`?` at any point in the line will show possible
completions.
-