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112 | System Configuration Commands
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show terminal length
This command displays how many lines are currently in one page of “show” command output, as
configured by the terminal length command.
Syntax
show terminal length
Mode
Privileged Exec and User Exec
Command
History
Related
Commands
terminal length
Configure the number of lines to be displayed on the terminal screen in one page of output of show
commands.
Syntax
terminal length number-of-lines
Parameters
Defaults
24 lines
Mode
Use Exec or Privileged Exec
Command
History
Usage
Information
This is a session-based command. The CLI presents 24 lines per page of show command output, as a
default, unless the user uses this command to change the number of lines. At the end of each page, the
user can press q for quit—to stop the output and return to the command line—or any other key to see
the next page of the display.
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Commands
Version 2.3 Introduced
terminal length Sets the number of lines displayed on the terminal without pausing.
number-of-lines
Enter the number of lines that you want the output to display before pausing. Entering
zero (0) will cause the terminal to display without pausing.
Range: 0|5 to 512 (1-4 cannot be set.)
Default: 24 lines
Version 2.3 Introduced
show terminal length
Displays the number of lines set by
terminal length.