CLI syntax and commands

Contents
1 Overview
2 Hierarchy
2.1 Example
3 Item Names and Numbers
3.1 Item Names
3.2 Item Numbers
4 Quick Typing
5 General Commands
6 Modes
7 List of keys
7.1 Built-in Help
7.2 Safe Mode
7.3 HotLock Mode
7.4 Quick Help menu

Overview
The console is used for accessing the MikroTik Router s configuration and management features using text terminals, either
remotely using serial port, telnet, SSH or console screen within Winbox, or directly using monitor and keyboard. The console is
also used for writing scripts. This manual describes the general console operation principles. Please consult the Scripting Manual
on some advanced console commands and on how to write scripts.
Hierarchy
The console allows configuration of the router s settings using text commands. Since there is a lot of available commands, they
are split into groups organized in a way of hierarchical menu levels. The name of a menu level reflects the configuration
information accessible in the relevant section, eg. /ip hotspot.
Example
For example, you can issue the /ip route print command:
[admin@MikroTik] > ip route print
Flags: X - disabled, A - active, D - dynamic,
C - connect, S - static, r - rip, b - bgp, o - ospf, m - mme,
B - blackhole, U - unreachable, P - prohibit
# DST-ADDRESS PREF-SRC G GATEWAY DIS INTE...
0 A S 0.0.0.0/0 r 10.0.3.1 1 bridge1
1 ADC 1.0.1.0/24 1.0.1.1 0 bridge1
2 ADC 1.0.2.0/24 1.0.2.1 0 ether3
3 ADC 10.0.3.0/24 10.0.3.144 0 bridge1
4 ADC 10.10.10.0/24 10.10.10.1 0 wlan1
[admin@MikroTik] >
Instead of typing ip route path before each command, the path can be typed only once to move into this particular branch of
menu hierarchy. Thus, the example above could also be executed like this:
[admin@MikroTik] > ip route
[admin@MikroTik] ip route> print
Flags: X - disabled, A - active, D - dynamic,
C - connect, S - static, r - rip, b - bgp, o - ospf, m - mme,
B - blackhole, U - unreachable, P - prohibit
# DST-ADDRESS PREF-SRC G GATEWAY DIS INTE...
0 A S 0.0.0.0/0 r 10.0.3.1 1 bridge1