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Chapter2 Us ing the Command-Line Interfac e
Using Editing Features
Beginning in line configuration mode, enter this command to configure the number of command lines
the switch records for all sessions on a particular line:
Switch(config-line)# history [size
number-of-lines
]
The range is from 0 to 256.

Recalling Commands

To recall commands from the history buffer, perform one of the actions listed in Tabl e 2-4. These actions
are optional.

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, enter the terminal no history privileged
EXEC command.
To disable command history for the line, enter the no history line configuration command.
Using Editing Features
This section describes the editing features that can help you manipulate the command line. It contains
these sections:
•Enabling and Disabling Editing Features, page 2-7 (optional)
•Editing Commands through Keystrokes, page 2-7 (optional)
•Editing Command Lines that Wrap, page 2-8 (optional)
Table2-4 Recalling Commands
Action1
1. The arrow keys function only on ANSI-compatible terminals such as VT100s.
Result
Press Ctrl-P or the up arrow key. Recall commands in the history buffer, beginning with the most recen t command.
Repeat the key sequence to recall successively older commands.
Press Ctrl-N or the down arrow key. Return to more recent commands in the history buffer after recalling commands
with Ctrl-P or 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.