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title: "Infoblox CLI"
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The Infoblox CLI allows you to configure and monitor the appliance using a small set of Infoblox commands. There are some tasks, such as resetting the appliance, that you can only do through the CLI. You can access the Infoblox CLI through a direct console connection from your management system to the Infoblox appliance. (For more information, see *<span style="color: #0000ff">[Console](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IIGFIIPNINP/pages/14516279/Connecting+to+the+Appliance#ConnectingtotheAppliance-bookmark42)</span>*[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IIGFIIPNINP/pages/14516279/Connecting+to+the+Appliance#ConnectingtotheAppliance-bookmark42)*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Port](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IIGFIIPNINP/pages/14516279/Connecting+to+the+Appliance#ConnectingtotheAppliance-bookmark42)</span>*.) You can also enable remote console access — that is, SSHv2 (Secure Shell version 2) access — through the Infoblox GUI or CLI, and then access the CLI from a remote location using an SSHv2 client. (For more information, refer to the *NIOS* *Administrator* *Guide*.)

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Using CLI Help

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

`Infoblox > help`

`==============================================================================`

`CommandSummary`

`==============================================================================`

`?                      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`

`==============================================================================`

`For more detailed help about a given command, type 'help <command>'`

For 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 Infoblox 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.*