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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Command Reference—Release8.4
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Chapter2 Catalyst 6500 Series Switch and ROM Monitor Commands
Switch CLI
Deleting Entries
Perform one of these tasks to delete command entries if you make a mistake or change your mind:
Scrolling Down a Line or a Screen
When you use the help facility to list the commands in a particular mode, the list is often longer than the
terminal screen can display. In such cases, a ---More--- prompt is displa ye d at th e botto m of the screen.
To view the next line or screen, perform these tasks:
Note The ---More--- prompt is used for any output that has mor e line s t han ca n b e di spla yed on t he ter mina l
screen, including show command output.
Scrolling to Specified Text
If you enter /text and press the Return key at the --More-- prompt, the display starts two lines above the
line containing the text string. If the text string is not found, “Pattern Not Found” is displayed. You can
also enter “n” at the --More-- prompt to search for the last entered text string. You can use this search
method on all show commands that use the more buffer to display screen b y scr een ouput . The fo llo wing
is a list of show commands that do not use the more buffer and do not support this feature:
•show cam
•show mls
•show tech-support
Task Keystrokes
Erase the character to the left of the cursor. Press the Delete or Backspace key.
Delete the character at the cursor. Press Ctrl-D.
Delete from the cursor to the end of the
command line. Press Ctrl-K.
Delete from the cursor to the beginning of the
command line. Press Ctrl-U or Ctrl-X.
Delete the word to the left of the cursor. Press Ctrl-W.
Delete from the cursor to the end of the word. Press Esc D.
Task Keystrokes
Scroll down one line. Press the Return key.
Scroll down one screen. Press the Spacebar.