Command Line Interface

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4
General Commands

enable

This command activates Privileged Exec mode. In privileged mode, additional
commands are available, and certain commands display additional information. See
“Understanding Command Modes” on page 4-6.
Syntax
enable [level]
level - Privilege level to log into the device.
The device has two predefined privilege levels: 0: Normal Exec,
15: Privileged Exec. Enter level 15 to access Privileged Exec mode.
Default Setting
Level 15
Command Mode
Normal Exec
Command Usage
“super” is the default password required to change the command mode from
Normal Exec to Privileged Exec. (To set this password, see the enable
password command on page 4-27.)
The “#” character is appended to the end of the prompt to indicate that the
system is in privileged access mode.
Table4-6 General Commands
Command Function Mode Page
enable Activates privileged mode NE 4-20
disable Returns to normal mode from privileged mode PE 4-21
configure Activates global configuration mode PE 4-21
show history Shows the command history buffer NE, PE 4-22
reload Restarts the system PE 4-22
end Returns to Privileged Exec mode any
config.
mode
4-23
exit Returns to the previous configuration mode, or exits the CLI any 4-23
quit Exits a CLI session NE, PE 4-24
help Shows how to use help any NA
? Shows options for command completion (context sensitive) any NA