Foundry Networks AR3202-CL, AR3201-CL, AR1204 CLI Navigation, Command Help, Navigation Keys

Foundry AR-Series Router User Guide

CLI Navigation

The Tab, Esc, and Ctrl keyboard keys may be used to:

•Move backwards or forwards in the CLI

•Edit entered command strings

•Or accelerate the command entry process

Navigation Keys

You may use the Tab key to quickly enter each word of a command without typing its full name. For example, to enter the configure command, you may type its first two letters and then press Tab to complete the entire word. Then, you may specify an item to configure by pressing the Spacebar and then pressing Tab repeatedly until the desired sub-command appears. Repeat this sequence for each successive sub-command string until the entire command string appears.

You may also use the other keystrokes shown in during command entry. For example, to back up the cursor without deleting any characters, type Ctrl-B. To repeat the last command that you entered, type Ctrl-P. To go back several commands, type Ctrl-Prepeatedly until the desired previous command appears. Or, you may go directly back to the main CLI# prompt from anywhere in the command hierarchy by typing Ctrl-Z.

Figure 2.1	Navigation Keys
# help edit
key stroke		-- action
----------		-- ------
TAB		-- command completion
Esc-B		-- go back one word
Esc-F		-- forward one word
Esc-DEL		-- delete one word left to cursor
BackSpace		-- go back and delete one char
Ctrl-A		-- start of line
Ctrl-B / <-		-- go back one char
Ctrl-D / DEL		-- delete a char
		-- go up one level if empty command
Ctrl-E		-- end of line
Ctrl-F / -#		-- forward one char
Ctrl-K		-- delete line ahead of cursor
Ctrl-L		-- refresh line
Ctrl-N / DN ARROW		-- next command in history
Ctrl-P / UP ARROW		-- previous command in history
Ctrl-U		-- delete entire line
Ctrl-W		-- delete one word left to cursor
#
Command Help

Command help is available for navigating the CLI command hierarchy and for assistance with specific commands. You may obtain help by using any of the three commands described below.

Help

Type help at the main CLI prompt to see the basic Foundry system help information. Or, type help followed by a command name to view information about that command. shows the help screen.

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