Cisco Systems A9014CFD manual Using Editing Features, Recalling Commands, Action1 Result

Chapter 5 Using the Command-Line Interface

Using Editing Features

Recalling Commands

To recall commands from the history buffer, perform one of the actions listed in Table 5-4. These actions are optional.

Table 5-4	Recalling Commands
Action1		Result
Press Ctrl-Por the up arrow key.		Recall commands in the history buffer, beginning with the most recent command.
		Repeat the key sequence to recall successively older commands.
Press Ctrl-Nor the down arrow key.		Return to more recent commands in the history buffer after recalling commands
		with Ctrl-Por the up arrow key. Repeat the key sequence to recall successively
		more recent commands.
show history		While in privileged EXEC mode, list the last several commands that you just
		entered. The number of commands that appear is controlled by the setting of the
		terminal history global configuration command and the history line configuration
		command.

1. The arrow keys function only on ANSI-compatible terminals such as VT100s.

Disabling the Command History Feature

The command history feature is automatically enabled. You can disable it for the current terminal session or for the command line. These procedures are optional.

To disable the feature during the current terminal session, use the terminal no history privileged EXEC command.

To disable command history for the line, use the no history line configuration command.

Using Editing Features

This section contains the following the editing features that can help you manipulate the command line.

•Enabling and Disabling Editing Features, page 5-6(optional)

•Editing Commands through Keystrokes, page 5-7(optional)

•Editing Command Lines that Wrap, page 5-8(optional)

Enabling and Disabling Editing Features

Although the enhanced editing mode is automatically enabled, you can disable it, re-enable it, or configure a specific line to have enhanced editing. These procedures are optional.

To globally disable enhanced editing mode, enter this command in line configuration mode:

Router (config-line)# no editing

To re-enable the enhanced editing mode for the current terminal session, enter this command in privileged EXEC mode:

Router# terminal editing

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