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| ====== Command line ====== | ====== Command line ====== | ||
| - | iPXE includes an interactive command line that can be used for manual booting and diagnostics. Commands can also be used as part of an iPXE [[:scripting|script]]. | + | iPXE includes an interactive command line that can be used for manual booting and for diagnosing problems. Commands can also be used as part of an iPXE [[:scripting|script]]. |
| When iPXE starts up, you will see a welcome banner message: | When iPXE starts up, you will see a welcome banner message: | ||
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| ===== Manual booting ===== | ===== Manual booting ===== | ||
| - | If your DHCP server is not configured to allow automatic booting, then you can use the iPXE command line to boot manually. For example, you could obtain an IP address using the ''[[:cmd:dhcp]]'' command, then boot the iPXE demonstration image using the ''[[:cmd:chain]]'' command: | + | If your DHCP server is not configured to allow automatic booting, then you could use the iPXE command line to boot manually. For example, you could obtain an IP address using the ''[[:cmd:dhcp]]'' command, then boot the iPXE demonstration image using the ''[[:cmd:chain]]'' command: |
| iPXE> dhcp | iPXE> dhcp | ||
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| ===== Commands ===== | ===== Commands ===== | ||
| - | You can use the ''[[:cmd:help]]'' command to show a list of all available commands. Full documentation for each command is provided in the iPXE [[:cmd|command line reference]]. | + | You can use the ''[[:cmd:help]]'' command to show a list of all available commands. Full documentation for each command is provided in the iPXE [[:cmd|command reference]]. |
