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title: "CLI Commands"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/nios85/35416258/CLI%20Commands"
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The basic Infoblox CLI commands are alphabetically listed in the following table.

| **CLI**** ****Command** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| ? | Displays the help information. |
| ddns_add | Sends DDNS updates to add records. |
| ddns_delete | Sends DDNS updates to delete records. |
| delete | Deletes specific files. |
| dig | Performs a DNS lookup and prints the results. |
| dns_a_record_delete | Delete a DNS A record |
| exit | Exits the command interpreter. |
| help | Displays the help information. |
| ping | Sends ICMP ECHO requests to verify that the host is functioning properly. |
| quit | Exits the command interpreter. |
| reboot | Reboots the Infoblox appliance. |
| reset | Resets the system settings. |
| rotate | Rotates specific files. |
| set | Sets the current system settings. This command has other related commands. |
| show | Shows the current system settings. This command has other related commands. |
| shutdown | Shuts down the Infoblox appliance. |
| traceroute | Displays the path or route diagnostic information of the IPv4/IPv6 packets. |

  
The  `
    `` ``reset`` ``
  `  ** **`,`** **   ** **`set`** **,  and   ** **`show`** **  commands each have related commands. To view a complete list of the related commands on the remote console ,  go to the command prompt and enter  `
    `` ``help set`` ``
  ` or  `
    `` ``help show`` ``
  ` .

# <span style="color: #555555">Using CLI Help</span>

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

> `help``     `** **

** ** `?                    Display help`  
`ddns_add             Send DDNS update to add a record`  
`ddns_delete          Send DDNS update to delete a record`  
`delete``               ``Delete files`  
`dig ``                 ``Perform a DNS lookup and print the results`  
`dns_a_record_delete  Delete a DNS A record`  
`exit ``                ``Exit command interpreter`  
`help ``                ``Display help`  
`ping ``                ``Send ICMP ECHO`  
`quit ``                ``Exit command interpreter`  
`reboot ``              ``Reboot device`  
`reset ``               ``Reset system settings`  
`rotate ``              ``Rotate files`  
`set``                  ``Set current system settings`  
`show ``                ``Show current system settings`  
`shutdown             Shutdown device`  
`traceroute           Route path diagnostic`

To view a detailed explanation about a CLI command and its syntax, type  help  `<command> `` `` ``   ` after the command prompt. For example:

`> `` ``     ``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``   `