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CHAPTER 8 CLI Operations

Function key

Function

[Ctrl] + [t]

Exchanges the character at the cursor position with

 

the previous character.

 

 

[Ctrl] + [u]

Deletes the characters between the beginning of

 

the line and the cursor position.

 

 

[Ctrl] + [w]

Deletes the word preceding to the cursor position.

[Ctrl] + [x]

Deletes the characters between the beginning of

 

the line and the cursor position.

 

 

[Ctrl] + [y]

Inserts input at the cursor position.

*The tab-based complement function and function keys can be used on terminals of the ANSI system, VT100 system, VT200 system, KTERM, XTERM, CON25, LINUX, or SCREEN type. The show terminal status command can be used to check the current terminal type.

8.1.6.8History function

The command input strings entered from a console (remote console) can be saved and displayed as history.

The saved history consists of the last commands entered, up to 32 commands. The maximum length of the command on one line is 1024 characters, including the linefeed character. History is saved separately for each shell.

Pressing the [Ctrl]+[p] keys from the CLI displays the previous command. Pressing the [Ctrl]+[n] keys displays the next command. In the former case, if there is no previous command, the oldest command remains displayed; in the latter case, if there is no next command, the latest command remains displayed.

8.1.6.9Pager function

If one screen does not accommodate all contents to be displayed, the contents can be displayed using successive screens on the terminal.

The terminal pager command can set ON or OFF for the pager function and be used to check this setting. Initially the pager function is not enabled.

If the pager function is enabled, the displayed contents are as follows:

zA screenful of output information (strings) is displayed.

zIf "--More--" is displayed together with the contents of a screen, it indicates a wait for input from the console.

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