Specifications

Command Line Processing
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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.Table A-2liststheediting
keystrokesyoucanuseforcommand‐lineprocessing.
Table A-2 Command Line Processing Editing Keystrokes
Keystroke Function
Ctrl-A Shifts cursor to start of command line.
Ctrl-B Shifts cursor to the left one character.
Ctrl-C Terminates a 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 from cursor to the end of the command line.
Ctrl-L Repeats current command line on a new line.
Ctrl-N Enters the next command line in the history buffer.
Ctrl-P Shows the last command.
Ctrl-R Repeats current command line on a new line.
Ctrl-U Deletes the entire line.
Ctrl-W Deletes the last word typed.
Esc-B Moves the cursor backward 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.