1. A method for accessing information from a device, said device to be managed through a command line interface at a terminal that is to be networked to the device, said method comprising: storing information regarding operation of the device in a hierarchical structure in a memory within the device, wherein said hierarchical structure comprises a plurality of layers; receiving a search command in the device; and receiving a command relating to a management feature name or a configuration of the device, wherein the device is to search through the hierarchical data structure for the management feature name or configuration of the device, and wherein the search command is provided in a first layer of the hierarchical structure and the management feature name or configuration is provided in a second layer of the hierarchical structure.