To list the commands available in user top mode, enter a question mark (?). Use a space and a question mark (?)
after entering a command to see all the options for that particular command.
Command Purpose
?
Lists the user EXEC commands.
show ?
Lists all the options available for the given command.
User top commands:
Switch> ?
enable Turn on privileged mode command
exit Exit current mode and down to previous mode
help Description of the interactive help system
ping Send echo messages
quit Exit current mode and down to previous mode
show Show running system information
cls Clear screen
You may also enter a question mark after a letter or string of letters to view all the commands that start with that letter
(with no space between the letter and the question mark). See section 3.8.2.
4.2 Privileged Top (Privileged EXEC) Mode
Because many of the privileged commands set the system configuration parameters, privileged access can be
password protected to prevent unauthorized use. The privileged command set includes those commands contained
in user EXEC mode, as well as the configure command through which you can access the remaining command
modes. Privileged EXEC mode also includes high-level testing commands, such as debug.
The following example shows how to access privileged EXEC mode. Notice the prompt changes from Switch> to
Switch#:
Switch> enable
Switch#
Command Purpose
Switch> enable
Enters the privileged EXEC mode.
Switch# ?
Lists privileged EXEC commands.
If you have set a password, the system prompts for it before allowing access to privileged EXEC mode. If an enable
password has not been set, the enable mode can be accessed only through the console. You can enter the enable
password global configuration command to set the password that restricts access to privileged mode.
To return to user EXEC mode, use the disable command.
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