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68 ExtremeWare 7.2e Installation and User Guide
Accessing the Switch
Limits
The command line can process up to 200 characters, including spaces. If you enter more than 200
characters, the switch generates a stack overflow error and processes the first 200 characters.
Line-Editing Keys
Table 15 describes the line-editing keys available using the CLI.
Command History
ExtremeWare “remembers” the last 49 commands you entered. You can display a list of these
commands by using the following command:
history
Common Commands
Table 16 describes some of the common commands used to manage the switch. Commands specific to a
particular feature may also be described in other chapters of this guide. For a detailed description of the
commands and their options, see the ExtremeWare 7.2e Command Reference Guide.
Table 15: Line-Editing Keys
Key(s) Description
Backspace Deletes character to left of cursor and shifts remainder of line to left.
Delete or [Ctrl] + D Deletes character under cursor and shifts remainder of line to left.
[Ctrl] + K Deletes characters from under cursor to end of line.
Insert Toggles on and off. When toggled on, inserts text and shifts previous
text to right.
Left Arrow Moves cursor to left.
Right Arrow Moves cursor to right.
Home or [Ctrl] + A Moves cursor to first character in line.
End or [Ctrl] + E Moves cursor to last character in line.
[Ctrl] + L Clears screen and movers cursor to beginning of line.
[Ctrl] + P or
Up Arrow
Displays previous command in command history buffer and places cursor at end of
command.
[Ctrl] + N or
Down Arrow
Displays next command in command history buffer and places cursor at end of command.
[Ctrl] + U Clears all characters typed from cursor to beginning of line.
[Ctrl] + W Deletes previous word.
Table 16: Common Commands
Command Description
clear session <number> Terminates a Telnet session from the switch.