Specifications
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- About this Guide
- Fabric OS Commands
- agtcfgDefault
- agtcfgSet
- agtcfgShow
- aliasDelete
- aliasJoin
- aliasPurge
- aliasShow
- aliAdd
- aliCreate
- aliDelete
- aliRemove
- aliShow
- backplanetest
- backPort
- backSpace
- bannerset
- bannershow
- bcastShow
- bladeBeacon
- bladeDiag
- bladeDiagShort
- bladedisable
- bladeenable
- bladePropShow
- bsn
- camTest
- centralMemoryTest
- cfgactvshow
- cfgAdd
- cfgClear
- cfgCreate
- cfgDelete
- cfgDisable
- cfgEnable
- cfgRemove
- cfgSave
- cfgShow
- cfgsize
- cfgTransAbort
- cfgtransshow
- chassisName
- chassisShow
- chippropshow
- chipregshow
- cmemRetentionTest
- cmiTest
- configDefault
- configDownload
- configShow
- configUpload
- configure
- Table 2: Configure Command Fabric Parameters (Continued)
- Table 3: Configure Command Virtual Channel Settings
- Table 4: Configure Command Arbitrated Loop Settings
- Table 5: Configure Command System Services Parameters
- Table 6: Configure Command Portlog Events Parameters (Continued)
- crossPortTest
- dataTypeShow
- date
- dbgshow
- diagClearError
- diagCommandShow
- diagDisablePost
- diagEnablePost
- diagesdports
- diagfaillimit
- diagHelp
- diagloopid
- diagmodepr
- diagpost
- diagretry
- diagsetburnin
- diagsetcycle
- diagshow
- diagshowtime
- diagsilkworm
- diagskiptests
- diagstopburnin
- dlsReset
- dlsSet
- dlsShow
- dnsconfig
- errClear
- errDump
- errNvLogSizeSet
- errNvLogSizeShow
- errSaveLvlSet
- errSaveLvlShow
- errShow
- Table 7: Diagnostic Error Codes (Sheet 4 of 4)
- exit
- fabportshow
- fabretryshow
- fabricprincipal
- fabricShow
- fabstateclear
- fabstateshow
- fabStatsShow
- fabswitchshow
- fanDisable
- fanEnable
- fanShow
- fashow
- faStatsShow
- fastboot
- fazoneAdd
- fazoneCreate
- fazoneDelete
- fazoneRemove
- fazoneShow
- fcpprobeshow
- fcprlsshow
- fdmicacheshow
- fdmishow
- filterTest
- Table 8: List of Filter Test Numbers, Definitions, and Action Types
- firmwareCommit
- firmwareDownload
- firmwaredownloadstatus
- firmwarerestore
- firmwareshow
- fporttest
- fspfShow
- Table 9: Display Fields (Continued)
- fwAlarmsFilterSet
- fwAlarmsFilterShow
- fwClassInit
- fwConfigReload
- fwConfigure
- Table 10: fwConfigure Fabric Watch Classes and Areas (Continued)
- fwFruCfg
- fwHelp
- fwMailCfg
- fwsamshow
- fwSetToCustom
- fwSetToDefault
- fwShow
- gbicShow
- h
- haDisable
- hadump
- haEnable
- haFailover
- haShow
- hasyncstart
- hasyncstop
- help
- historyLastShow
- historymode
- historyShow
- i
- Table 11: Command Field Description (Continued)
- ifModeSet
- ifModeShow
- ifShow
- interfaceShow
- iodReset
- iodSet
- iodShow
- ipAddrSet
- ipAddrShow
- islshow
- itemlist
- Table 12: Object Descriptions
- killtelnet
- ledtest
- licenseAdd
- licenseHelp
- licenseIdShow
- licenseRemove
- licenseShow
- linkCost
- login
- logout
- loopPortTest
- LSDbShow
- Table 13: LSDbShow Display Fields (Continued)
- mcastShow
- Table 14: Group Fields
- memshow
- mscapabilityshow
- msConfigure
- msPlatShow
- msPlClearDB
- msPlMgmtActivate
- msPlMgmtDeactivate
- msTdDisable
- msTdEnable
- msTDReadConfig
- myid
- nbrStatsClear
- nbrStateShow
- nodefind
- nsaliasshow
- nsAllShow
- nscamshow
- nsShow
- nsstatshow
- nszonemember
- parityCheck
- passwd
- pdshow
- perfAddEEMonitor
- perfAddIPMonitor
- perfAddReadMonitor
- perfAddRWMonitor
- perfAddSCSIMonitor
- perfAddUserMonitor
- perfAddWriteMonitor
- perfCfgClear
- perfCfgRestore
- perfCfgSave
- perfcleareemonitor
- perfclearfiltermonitor
- perfClrAlpaCrc
- perfDelEEMonitor
- perfDelFilterMonitor
- perfHelp
- perfSetPortEEMask
- perfShowAlpaCrc
- perfShowEEMonitor
- perfShowFilterMonitor
- perfShowPortEEMask
- pkicreate
- pkiremove
- pkishow
- portcamshow
- portcfgdefault
- portCfgEport
- portCfgGport
- portcfgislmode
- portCfgLongDistance
- portCfgLport
- portcfgpersistentdisable
- portcfgpersistentenable
- portCfgShow
- portCfgSpeed
- portCfgTrunkport
- portdebug
- portDisable
- portEnable
- portErrShow
- portflagsshow
- portLEDTest
- portLogClear
- portLogDump
- portLogDumpPort
- portloginshow
- portlogpdisc
- portLogShow
- portlogshowport
- portLoopbackTest
- portname
- portPerfShow
- portRegTest
- portRouteShow
- portShow
- Table 15: PortShow Display Fields (Continued)
- portstatsclear
- portStatsShow
- portswap
- portswapdisable
- portswapenable
- portswapshow
- porttest
- porttestshow
- powerofflistset
- powerofflistshow
- psShow
- ptdatashow
- ptphantomshow
- ptpropshow
- ptregshow
- ptrouteshow
- ptstatsshow
- qlDisable
- qlEnable
- qloopAdd
- qloopCreate
- qloopDelete
- qloopRemove
- qloopShow
- qlPartner
- qlPortDisable
- qlPortEnable
- qlPortShowAll
- qlShow
- qlStatsShow
- quietMode
- ramTest
- reboot
- routeHelp
- savecore
- secfabricshow
- secfcsfailover
- sechelp
- secmodedisable
- secmodeenable
- secmodeshow
- secnonfcspasswd
- secpolicyabort
- secpolicyactivate
- secpolicyadd
- secpolicycreate
- secpolicydelete
- secpolicydump
- secpolicyfcsmove
- secpolicyremove
- secpolicysave
- secpolicyshow
- secstatsreset
- secstatsshow
- sectemppasswdreset
- sectemppasswdset
- sectransabort
- secversionreset
- sensorShow
- setdbg
- setesdmode
- setgbicmode
- setsfpmode
- setSplbMode
- setverbose
- sfpShow
- slotOff
- slotOn
- slotpoweroff
- slotpoweron
- slotShow
- snmpMibCapSet
- spinFab
- spinSilk
- sramRetentionTest
- snn
- statsTest
- stopporttest
- supportShow
- switchBeacon
- switchcfgpersistentdisable
- switchcfgpersistentenable
- switchCfgSpeed
- switchCfgTrunk
- switchDisable
- switchEnable
- switchName
- switchReboot
- switchShow
- switchShutdown
- switchStart
- switchStatusPolicySet
- Table 16: Contributor Value and Status (Continued)
- switchStatusPolicyShow
- Table 17: Contributor Value and Status (Continued)
- switchStatusShow
- switchuptime
- syslogdIpAdd
- syslogdIpRemove
- syslogdIpShow
- systemtest
- systemverification
- tempShow
- timeout
- topologyShow
- trackChangesHelp
- trackChangesSet
- trackChangesShow
- trunkDebug
- trunkShow
- tsclockserver
- tshelp
- tstimezone
- turboRamTest
- txdpathtest
- uptime
- uRouteConfig
- uRouteRemove
- uRouteShow
- version
- wwn
- zoneAdd
- zoneCreate
- zoneDelete
- zoneHelp
- zoneRemove
- zoneShow
- Fabric OS Commands for Licensed Products
- Fabric OS Version Comparison
- Fabric and Switch Management
- Control Processor Commands
- Security Commands
- Glossary
- Index

Fabric OS Commands
62 Fabric OS Version 3.1.x/4.1.x Reference Guide
Set an alternate backspace character.
Synopsis
backSpace [mode]
Availability
All users (display).
Admin (modify).
Release
V3.1.x
Description
This command changes the backspace character used by the shell between the
default value of BACKSPACE (hex 08) and an alternate value of DEL (hex 7F).
Operands
This command has the following operand:
Specify the command with no operand to display the current setting.
Example
To display the current backspace character and change it to DEL:
backSpace
mode
Specify 0 to use the standard backspace character
(BACKSPACE). Specify 1 to use the alternate
backspace character (DEL). This operand is optional.
switch:admin> backSpace
BackSpace character is BACKSPACE (hex 08)
switch:admin> backSpace 1
Committing configuration...done.
BackSpace character is DEL (hex 7F)