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Line-Editing Keys
Ta ble 8 describes the line-editing keys available using the CLI.
Command History
The switch “remembers” the last 49 commands you have entered. You
can display a list of these commands by using the following command:
history
Common
Commands
Ta ble 9 describes common commands used to manage the switch.
Commands specific to a particular feature are described in the other
chapters of this guide.
Table 8
Line-Editing Keys
Key(s) Description
Backspace Deletes character to the left of cursor and shifts the remainder of line to left.
Delete or [Ctrl] + D Deletes character under cursor and shifts the remainder of line to left.
[Ctrl] + K Deletes characters from under cursor to the end of the line.
Insert Toggles on and off. When toggled on, inserts text and shifts previous
text to right.
Left Arrow Moves cursor to left.
Right Arrow Moves cursor to right.
[Ctrl] + L Clears the screen and moves the cursor to the beginning of the line.
[Ctrl] + U Clears all characters typed from the cursor to the beginning of the line.
[Ctrl] + W Deletes the previous word.
Up Arrow Displays the previous command in the command history buffer and places
cursor at end of command.
Down Arrow Displays the next command in the command history buffer and places cursor
at end of command.
Table 9
Common Commands
Command Description
create account [admin | user]
<username> {encrypted} {<password>}
Creates a user account. The
encrypted
option should only be used by the switch to
generate an ASCII configuration (using the
upload configuration
command), and
parsing a switch-generated configuration
(using the
download configuration
command).
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