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title: "Infoblox NIOS CLI"
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The NIOS CLI allows you to configure and monitor the appliance using a small set of NIOS commands. Some tasks, such as resetting the appliance, can be done only through the CLI. You can access the NIOS CLI through a direct console connection from your management system to the Infoblox appliance. (For more information, see *[Console Port](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IIGF1SA/pages/13566018)*.) You can also enable remote console SSHv2 (Secure Shell version 2) access through the Grid Manager or CLI, and then access the CLI from a remote location using an SSHv2 client. (For more information, refer to the *Infoblox* *NIOS* *Administrator* *Guide*.)

# Using CLI Help

You can display a list of available CLI commands by typing `help`** **at the command prompt.

For example:

`Infoblox > help`

`? Display help`

`delete Delete files`

`dig Perform a DNS lookup and print the results`

`exit Exit command interpreter`

`help Display help`

`ping Send ICMP ECHO`

`quit Exit command interpreter`

`reboot Reboot device`

`reset Reset system settings`

`set Set current system settings`

`show Show current system settings`

`shutdown Shutdown device`

`traceroute Route path diagnostic`

`ddns_add Send DDNS update to add a record`

`ddns_delete Send DDNS update to delete a record`

`rotate Rotate files`

To view an in-depth explanation of a CLI command and its syntax, type `help ``command`** **after the command prompt.

For example:

`Infoblox > help rotate`

`Synopsis:`

`rotate log [ syslog | debug | audit | ifmapserver ]`

`rotate file groupname filename [ filename2, filename3, ...]`

`Description:`

`Rotates the specified log file, up to 10 previous.`

`logfiles will be preserved`

The two main groups of NIOS CLI commands are `set` and `show`. To see the complete list of the `set` commands, enter `help set` after the command prompt. Likewise, to see a complete list of the `show` commands, enter `help show` . For information about the CLI commands, refer to the *Infoblox CLI Guide*.