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Junos CLI Reference

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help < (apropos string | reference statement-name| syslog syslog-tag| tip cli number | topic word)>

Description

Display help about available operational commands, configuration statements, or general information about getting help. Entering the help command without an option provides introductory information about how to use the help and ? commands.

Options

apropos string—(Optional) Display command names and help text that matches the string specified. If the string contains spaces, enclose it in quotation marks ("  " ). You can also specify a regular expression for the string, using standard UNIX-style regular expression syntax.

reference statement-name—(Optional) Display summary information for a configuration statement. This information is based on summary descriptions that appear in the Junos configuration guides.

syslog syslog-tag—(Optional) Display information about system log messages.

tip cli number—(Optional) Display a tip about using the CLI. Specify the number of the tip you want to view.

topic word—(Optional) Display usage guidelines for a topic or configuration statement. This information is based on subjects that appear in the Junos configuration guides.

Required Privilege Level

None

Release Information

Command introduced before Junos OS Release 7.4.

The apropos option was added in Junos OS Release 8.0.

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