JNCIA-Junos Study Guide—Part 1

Hierarchical Configuration

Use set commands in the CLI configuration mode to modify the candidate configuration. Use the show command to display the
candidate configuration. Both commands are relative to the current configuration hierarchy, shown by the [edit] prompt.
Configuration files use curly brackets ({}) and indentation to visually display the hierarchical structure of the configuration.
Terminating—or leaf—statements in the configuration hierarchy are displayed with a trailing semicolon (;). You enter neither the
curly brackets nor the semicolons as part of the set command.

Moving Between Levels Is Like Changing Directories

To move down through an existing configuration statement hierarchy or to create a hierarchy and move down to that level, use
the edit command, specifying your desired hierarchy level. After you issue an edit command, the configuration mode banner
changes to indicate your current level in the hierarchy.

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