Cisco Systems Cisco IOS XR manual CLI Tips, Techniques, and Shortcuts, CLI Tips and Shortcuts

C H A P T E R 6

CLI Tips, Techniques, and Shortcuts

This chapter describes techniques for using the command-line interface (CLI) of the

Cisco IOS XR software.

Contents

The chapter contains the following sections:

•CLI Tips and Shortcuts, page 6-1

•Displaying System Information with show Commands, page 6-5

•Wildcards, Templates, and Aliases, page 6-11

•Command History, page 6-16

•Key Combinations, page 6-18

Note Commands can be entered in uppercase, lowercase, or mixed case. Only passwords are case sensitive. However, the Cisco Systems documentation convention presents commands in lowercase.

CLI Tips and Shortcuts

The following sections describe tips and shortcuts useful when using the CLI:

•Entering Abbreviated Commands, page 6-2

•Using the Question Mark (?) to Display On-Screen Command Help, page 6-2

•Completing a Partial Command with the Tab Key, page 6-4

•Identifying Command Syntax Errors, page 6-4

•Using the no Form of a Command, page 6-5

•Editing Command Lines that Wrap, page 6-5

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