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Enter Commands on the Command Line
You can enter a command by using the keyboard. Some commands also have
abbreviated names called command aliases.
To enter a command by using the keyboard, type the full command name or
its command alias in the input area of the Command Line, and then press
Enter or Spacebar. The Command Line includes several controls.
For example, instead of entering circle to start the CIRCLE command, you can
enter c. Command aliases are defined in the acad.pgp file. To define your own
command aliases, see Create Command Aliases in the Customization Guide.
To find a command or system variable, type one or more of its beginning
letters in the Command Line and press Tab to cycle through all the possibilities.
Then, press Enter or Spacebar.
NOTE When Dynamic Input is turned on and is set to display dynamic prompts,
you can enter commands and options in tooltips near the cursor. Dynamic Input
can be turned on an off from the status bar.
Specify Command Options
When you enter a command in the Command Line, you see either a set of
options, a dialog box, or a palette. To specify an option displayed in the
Command line, enter the capitalized letters for the option. For example, when
you enter circle, the following prompt is displayed:
Specify center point for circle or [3P/2P/Ttr (tan tan radius)]:
You can specify the center point for the circle either by entering X,Y coordinate
values, or by using the pointing device to click a point in the drawing area.
To choose a different option, enter the letters capitalized in one of the options
in the brackets. You can enter uppercase or lowercase letters. For example, to
choose the three-point option (3P), enter 3p.
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