Chapter 4. Navigation

An alias that defines an entire command string can only be used to replace that command string, while an alias that defines a part of a command or a command parameter can be combined with additional command parameters.

Table 4–3: Alias Definition Examples

define alias

before alias

after alias

 

 

 

 

 

 

alias s31 “show conf int eth 3 1

show conf int eth 3 1

s31

 

 

 

alias 31 “int eth 3 1

show conf int eth 3 1

show conf 31

 

 

 

 

conf t int eth 3 1 shutdown

conf t 31 shut

 

 

 

alias eth “int eth

show conf int eth 3 1

show conf eth 3 1

 

 

 

 

show conf int eth 3 1

show conf eth 3 1

 

 

 

alias sc “show conf

show conf int eth 3 1

sc int eth 3 1

 

 

 

 

show conf clock

sc clock

 

 

 

Console Settings

The CLI contains commands to configure how your terminal session behaves. The following table lists the default terminal settings and the CLI commands that you can use to change the settings.

Table 4–4: Default Console Settings

Setting

Description

Default

Command to Change Setting

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

columns

sets the width of the session window in

80

conf t session col <number of columns>

 

number of columns

 

 

 

 

 

 

rows

sets the height of the session window

25

conf t session row <number of rows>

 

in number of columns

 

 

 

 

 

 

more

when enabled, displays large amounts

on

conf t session no more

 

of information in page-by-page format

 

 

 

 

 

 

wraparound

when enabled, wraps lines of text

on

conf t session no wrap

 

 

 

 

timeout

sets the period of inactivity after which

20

conf t session timeout <number of

 

a user will be logged off

minutes

minutes>

 

 

 

 

See the command “conf t session” on page 65 for more information.

Note: The timeout persists only if the -persist option is used when configuring the terminal session timeout. The timeout -persist option requires super-user privileges.

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