Appendix A. Fundamentals of the Command-Line Interface
IN THIS APPENDIX, YOU WILL LEARN TO:
NAVIGATE AND GATHER INFORMATION THROUGH THE SERVICE CONSOLE (Pages 380–382)
MANAGE DIRECTORIES, FILES, AND DISKS IN THE SERVICE CONSOLE (Pages 382–383)
USE THE ESXCFG COMMANDS (Pages 383–388)
USE THE VICFG COMMANDS (Pages 388–392)
Being able to use the command-line interface (CLI) provided by VMware ESX and the vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) is an important skill for all VMware vSphere administrators. The fundamental, frequently used commands described in this appendix focus on basic proficiency, such as navigating around the VMware ESX Service Console; using the esxcfg-* and vicfg-* commands; and managing files and directories.
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