FortiGate CLI essentials cheat sheet

The everyday commands for finding your way around a FortiGate.

Updated 2026-11-01 · Fortinet · 4 min read

Command	What it does
`get system status`	Identify firmware and device information
`get system performance status`	Inspect CPU, memory and uptime
`get system interface`	Inspect interface information
`get system arp`	Inspect learned IPv4 neighbors
`get router info routing-table all`	Inspect active routes