CLI Reference Guide-R07

Chapter 2 | Using the Command Line Interface
Entering Commands
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Command Line
Processing
Commands are not case sensitive. You can abbreviate commands and parameters
as long as they contain enough letters to differentiate them from any other
currently available commands or parameters. You can use the Tab key to complete
partial commands, or enter a partial command followed by the “?” character to
display a list of possible matches. You can also use the following editing keystrokes
for command-line processing:
Showing Status
Information
There are various “show” commands which display configuration settings or the
status of specified processes. Many of these commands will not display any
information unless the switch is properly configured, and in some cases the
interface to which a command applies is up.
For example, if a static router port is configured, the corresponding show command
will not display any information unless IGMP snooping is enabled, and the link for
the static router port is up.
Console#configure
Console(config)#ip igmp snooping vlan 1 mrouter ethernet 1/11
Console(config)#end
Console#show ip igmp snooping mrouter
VLAN M'cast Router Ports Type
---- ------------------- -------
Console#configure
Table 5: Keystroke Commands
Keystroke Function
Ctrl-A Shifts cursor to start of command line.
Ctrl-B Shifts cursor to the left one character.
Ctrl-C Terminates the current task and displays the command prompt.
Ctrl-E Shifts cursor to end of command line.
Ctrl-F Shifts cursor to the right one character.
Ctrl-K Deletes all characters from the cursor to the end of the line.
Ctrl-L Repeats current command line on a new line.
Ctrl-N Enters the next command line in the history buffer.
Ctrl-P Enters the last command.
Ctrl-R Repeats current command line on a new line.
Ctrl-U Deletes from the cursor to the beginning of the line.
Ctrl-W Deletes the last word typed.
Esc-B Moves the cursor back one word.
Esc-D Deletes from the cursor to the end of the word.
Esc-F Moves the cursor forward one word.
Delete key or
backspace key
Erases a mistake when entering a command.