ENTERING COMMANDS

Command Line Processing

Commands are not case sensitive. You can abbreviate commands and parameters as long as they contain enough letters to differentiate them from any other currently available commands or parameters. You can use the Tab key to complete partial commands, or enter a partial command followed by the “?” character to display a list of possible matches. You can also use the following editing keystrokes for command-line processing:

 

Table 4-3 Command Line Processing

Keystroke

 

Function

Ctrl-A

 

Shifts cursor to start of command line.

 

 

 

Ctrl-B

 

Shifts cursor to the left one character.

 

 

 

Ctrl-C

 

Terminates the current task and displays the

 

 

command prompt.

 

 

 

Ctrl-E

 

Shifts cursor to end of command line.

 

 

 

Ctrl-F

 

Shifts cursor to the right one character.

 

 

 

Ctrl-K

 

Deletes all characters from the cursor to the end of

 

 

the line.

 

 

 

Ctrl-L

 

Repeats current command line on a new line.

 

 

 

Ctrl-N

 

Enters the next command line in the history buffer.

 

 

 

Ctrl-P

 

Enters the last command.

 

 

 

Ctrl-R

 

Repeats current command line on a new line.

 

 

 

Ctrl-U

 

Deletes from the cursor to the beginning of the line.

 

 

 

Ctrl-W

 

Deletes the last word typed.

 

 

 

Esc-B

 

Moves the cursor back one word.

 

 

 

Esc-D

 

Deletes from the cursor to the end of the word.

 

 

 

Esc-F

 

Moves the cursor forward one word.

 

 

 

Delete key or

 

Erases a mistake when entering a command.

backspace key

 

 

 

 

 

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SMC6752AL2 specifications

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