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2 CEE Command Line Interface

NOTE

In EXEC and privileged EXEC modes, use the show history command to list the commands most recently entered. The switch retains the history of the last 1000 commands entered.

Using the do command as a shortcut

You can use the do command to save time when you are working in any configuration mode and you want to run a command in EXEC or privileged EXEC mode.

For example, if you are configuring an LLDP and you want to execute a privileged EXEC mode command, such as the dir command, you would first have to exit the LLDP configuration mode. However, by using the do command with the dir command, you can ignore the need to change configuration modes, as shown in the following example.

switch(conf-lldp)#do dir
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Displaying CEE CLI commands and command syntax

Enter a question mark (?) in any command mode to display the list of commands available in that mode.

switch>?

Exec commands:

enable	Turn on privileged mode command
exit	End current mode and down to previous mode
help	Description of the interactive help system
logout	Exit from the EXEC
quit	Exit current	mode and down to previous mode
show	Show running	system information
terminal	Set terminal	line parameters

To display a list of commands that start with the same characters, type the characters followed by the question mark (?).

switch>e?	Turn on privileged mode command
enable
exit	End current mode and down to previous mode

To display the keywords and arguments associated with a command, enter the keyword followed by the question mark (?).

switch#terminal ?		on a screen
length	Set number of lines
no	Negate a command or	set its defaults

If the question mark (?) is typed within an incomplete keyword, and the keyword is the only keyword starting with those characters, the CLI displays help for that keyword only.

switch#show d?

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