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Command Line Interface Tsunami MP.16 3650 System User Guide
CLI Overview: Document Conventions
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CLI Overview
Document Conventions
The following text conventions are used in this chapter:
• Computer prompts are shown as constant width type. For example: MP16>
NOTE: The root prompt is represented globally as “MP16.” Depending on your system’s name, your system may use
a different root prompt.
• Information that you input as shown is displayed in bold constant width type. For example:
MP16> set ipaddr 10.0.0.12
Basic Functionality
Navigation and Special Keys
The CLI supports the use of special key combinations and arrow keys for navigation. The supported special keys are
defined below:
Command History
You can access previously-executed commands in the history buffer. Commands in the history buffer can be accessed by
using the following special keys:
• Ctrl-P (previous line in history buffer)
• Ctrl-N (next line in history buffer)
• Up arrow (previous line in history buffer)
• Down arrow (next line in history buffer)
Command Line Completion
When you press the tab key while typing a command or argument at the prompt, the command or argument name will be
completed as the one that most closely matches what has been typed. Command or argument completion will only be
Key Combination Description
Backspace Delete previous character
Delete Delete next character
Ctrl–A Move cursor to beginning of line
Ctrl–E Move cursor to end of line
Ctrl–F Move cursor forward one character
Ctrl–B Move cursor back one character
Ctrl–D Delete the character the cursor is on
Ctrl–U Delete all text to the left of the cursor
Ctrl-K Delete to end of line
Ctrl-W Delete previous word
Ctrl-T Transpose previous character
Ctrl–P Go to the previous line in the history buffer (see Command History)
Ctrl–N Go to the next line in the history buffer (see Command History)
Tab Complete the command line (see Command Line Completion)
? List available commands (see Command Line Listing)