Miscellaneous Procedures > Using the CLI Utility > Execution Modes > Interactive Mode

Interactive Mode
Interactive mode is entered by invoking CLI on the command line without commands or other arguments. The cli> prompt appears, and the administrator performs configuration by entering commands followed by parameters followed by parameter arguments at the cli> prompt. The CLI utility waits for new commands until the user enters the quit command.
The following screen example shows invoking the CLI utility, entering a command with the parameters needed to add a new user, saving the newly added user into the configuration files in interactive mode.
cli> config security adduser username username

Miscellaneous Procedures > Using the CLI Utility > Execution Modes > Interactive Mode