
Table 4 Global commands
Command  | Action  | 
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verbose n | Sets the level of information displayed on the screen:  | |
  | • 0  | = Quiet: Nothing displays except errors, not even prompts.  | 
  | • 1  | = Normal: Prompts and requested output are shown, but no menus.  | 
  | • 2  | = Verbose: Everything is shown. This is the default.  | 
  | • When used without a value, the current setting is displayed.  | |
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telnet  | This command is used to Telnet out of the switch. The format is:  | |
  | telnet <hostname> <IP address> [port] | |
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history  | Displays the history of the last ten commands.  | |
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pushd  | Remembers the current location in the directory of menu commands.  | |
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popd  | Returns to the last pushd location.  | |
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who  | Displays users who are logged in.  | |
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Command line history and editing
Using the command line interface, you can retrieve and modify previously entered commands with just a few keystrokes. The following options are available globally at the command line:
Table 5 Command line history and editing options
Option  | Description  | 
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history  | Displays a numbered list of the last ten previously entered commands.  | 
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!!  | Repeats the last entered command.  | 
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!n  | Repeats the nth command shown on the history list.  | 
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 | Recalls the previous command from the history list. This can be used multiple times to work  | 
Up arrow key  | backward through the last ten commands. The recalled command can be entered as is, or  | 
  | edited using the options below.  | 
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 | Recalls the next command from the history list. This can be used multiple times to work forward  | 
Down arrow key  | through the last ten commands. The recalled command can be entered as is, or edited using the  | 
  | options below.  | 
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Moves the cursor to the beginning of the command line.  | |
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Moves cursor to the end of the command line.  | |
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Moves the cursor back one position to the left.  | |
Left arrow key  | 
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 | Moves the cursor forward one position to the right.  | 
Right arrow key  | 
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<Backspace> or Delete Erases one character to the left of the cursor position.  | |
key  | 
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Deletes one character at the cursor position.  | |
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Erases all characters from the cursor position to the end of the command line.  | |
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Redisplays the current line.  | |
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 | Clears the entire line.  | 
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Other keys  | Inserts new characters at the cursor position.  | 
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.  | Prints the current level menu list.  | 
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..  | Moves to the previous directory level.  | 
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