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To repeat a recently used command, right-click in the Command Line or click
the drop-down arrow to the left of the command input area. This action
displays a shortcut menu with a list of recently used commands.
You can also repeat a recently used command by cycling through the
commands with Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys, and then pressing Enter.
To cancel any command in progress, press Esc.
See also:
Use Dynamic Input (page 166)
Create Command Aliases
Enter System Variables on the Command Line
System variables are settings that control how certain commands work.
Sometimes you use a system variable in order to change a setting. At other
times you use a system variable to display the current status.
With system variables, you can
 Turn on or turn off features. For example, the GRIDMODE system variable
turns the grid display on and off when you change the value.
 Control the operation of a command. For example, the HPASSOC syatem
variable controls whether hatch patterns are associative by default.
 Retrieve stored information about the current drawing and about the
program configuration. For example, CDATE is a read-only system variable
that stores the current date in decimal format. You can display the values
of read-only system variables, but you cannot change them.
Usually system variables are accessible from dialog boxes. You can change
their values either in a dialog box, directly in the Command Line, or
automatically in a script or custom program.
Enter System Variables on the Command Line
To change the setting of a system variable
1 In the Command Line, enter the system variable name. For example,
enter pickadd to change the style for selecting objects, whether selecting
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