Cisco Systems 6500, EA6500 Performing Command Line Processing, Performing History Substitution

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Chapter 2 Command-Line Interfaces
Performing Command Line Processing
This example shows how to open a Telnet session to the switch:
unix_host% telnet Router_1
Trying 172.20.52.40...
Connected to 172.20.52.40.
Escape character is '^]'.
User Access Verification
Password:
Router_1> enable
Password:
Router_1#
Performing Command Line Processing
Commands are not case sensitive. You can abbreviate commands and parameters if the abbreviations
contain enough letters to be different from any other currently available commands or parameters. You
can scroll through the last 20 commands stored in the history buffer, and enter or edit the command at
the prompt. Tabl e 2-1 lists the keyboard shortcuts for entering and editing commands.
Performing History Substitution
The history buffer stores the last 20 commands you entered. History substitution allows you to access
these commands without retyping them, by using special abbreviated commands. Table 2 -2 lists the
history substitution commands.
Table 2-1 Keyboard Shortcuts
Keystrokes Purpose
Press Ctrl-B or
press the left arrow key1
1. The arrow keys function only on ANSI-compatible terminals such as VT100s.
Moves the cursor back one character
Press Ctrl-F or
press the right arrow key1
Moves the cursor forward one character
Press Ctrl-A Moves the cursor to the beginning of the command line
Press Ctrl-E Moves the cursor to the end of the command line
Press Esc B Moves the cursor back one word
Press Esc F Moves the cursor forward one word