GENERAL COMMANDS
show history
Use this command to show the contents of the command history buffer.
Default Setting
None
Command Mode
Normal Exec, Privileged Exec
Command Usage
The history buffer size is fixed at 20 commands.
Example
In this example, the show history command lists the contents of the command history buffer:
Console#show history Execution command history:
2 config
1 show history
Configuration command history: 4 interface vlan 1
3 exit
2 interface vlan 1
1end
Console#
The ! command repeats commands from the Execution command history buffer when you are in Normal Exec or Privileged Exec Mode, and commands from the Configuration command history buffer when you are in any of the configuration modes. In this example, the !2 command repeats the second command in the Execution history buffer (config).
Console#!2
Console#config
Console(config)#
