General Commands

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General Commands

 

 

 

 

Table 4-6 General Commands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Command

Function

Mode

Page

 

 

 

 

enable

Activates privileged mode

NE

4-19

 

 

 

 

disable

Returns to normal mode from privileged mode

PE

4-20

 

 

 

 

configure

Activates global configuration mode

PE

4-20

 

 

 

 

show history

Shows the command history buffer

NE, PE

4-21

 

 

 

 

reload

Restarts the system

PE

4-21

 

 

 

 

end

Returns to Privileged Exec mode

any

4-22

 

 

config.

 

 

 

 

mode

 

 

exit

Returns to the previous configuration mode, or exits the CLI

any

4-22

 

 

 

 

quit

Exits a CLI session

NE, PE

4-23

 

 

 

 

 

help

Shows how to use help

any

 

NA

 

 

 

 

 

?

Shows options for command completion (context sensitive)

any

 

NA

 

 

 

 

 

enable

This command activates Privileged Exec mode. In privileged mode, additional commands are available, and certain commands display additional information. See “Understanding Command Modes” on page 4-5.

Syntax

enable [level]

level - Privilege level to log into the device.

The device has two predefined privilege levels: 0: Normal Exec,

15: Privileged Exec. Enter level 15 to access Privileged Exec mode.

Default Setting

Level 15

Command Mode

Normal Exec

Command Usage

“super” is the default password required to change the command mode from Normal Exec to Privileged Exec. (To set this password, see the enable password command on page 4-26.)

The “#” character is appended to the end of the prompt to indicate that the system is in privileged access mode.

Example

Console>enable

Password: [privileged level password]

Console#

4-19