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SmartWare Software Configuration Guide 3 • Command line interface (CLI)

CLI to complete the command at the prompt. If the number of characters is not sufficient to uniquely identify the command, the CLI will provide a list with all commands starting with the typed characters. For example, if you enter the string co in the configure mode and press <tab>, the selections configure, copy, and context are displayed.

Command history

SmartWare maintains a list of previously entered commands that you can go through by pressing the <up- arrow> and <down-arrow>keys, and then pressing <enter> to enter the command.

The show history command displays a list of the commands you can go through by using the arrow keys.

Command Editing Shortcuts

SmartWare CLI provides a number of command shortcuts that facilitate editing of the command line. Com- mand editing shortcuts are summarized in table 3 on page 52. The syntax <Ctrl>-<p>means press the <p> key while holding down the keyboard’s control key (sometimes labeled Control, Ctl, or Ctrl, depending on the key- board and operating system of your computer).

<Esc>-<f>is handled differently; press and release the escape key (often labeled Esc on many keyboards) and then press the <f> key.

	Table 3. Command edit shortcuts
Keyboard	Description
<Ctrl>-<p> or <up-arrow>	Recall previous command in the command history.
<Ctrl>-<p> or <up-arrow>	Recall next command in the command history.
<Ctrl>-<p> or <up-arrow>	Move cursor forward one character.
<Ctrl>-<p> or <up-arrow>	Move cursor backward one character.
<Esc>-<f>	Move cursor forward one word.
<Esc>-<b>	Move cursor backward one word.
<Ctrl>-<a>	Move cursor to beginning of line.
<Ctrl>-<e>	Move cursor to end of line.
<Ctrl>-<k>	Delete to end of line.
<Ctrl>-<u>	Delete to beginning of line.
<Ctrl>-<d>	Delete character.
<Esc>-<d>	Delete word.
<Ctrl>-<c>	Quit editing the current line.
<Ctrl>-<l>	Refresh (redraw) the display.
<Ctrl>-<t>	Transpose characters.
<Ctrl>-<v>	Insert a code to indicate to the system that the keystroke immediately fol-
	lowing should be treated as normal text, not a CLI command.
	For example, pressing the question mark <?> character in the CLI prints a
	list of possible tokens. If you want to use the ? in a configuration com-
	mand, e.g. to enter a regular expression, press Ctrl-vimmediately fol-
	lowed by the question mark <?>.

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