2. User and Command Line Interfaces, and Basic Operation
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Navigating Menu-Driven User Interface Screens
You can navigate the menu-driven user interface screens by using:
Keyboard keys.
Function keys to switch between the two screen work areas.
For CLI navigation, see
Navigating the Router’s CLI
on page 2-9.
Keyboard Keys
Use the following keyboard keys to navigate within the screen area.
Press . . . To . . .
Esc Return to the previous screen.
Backspace Move cursor one position to the left or to the last
character of the previous field.
Spacebar Select the next valid value for the field.
Delete (Del) Delete character that the cursor is on.
Ctrl-a Move cursor between the screen area and the
screen function keys area.
Shift-r Access the router’s Command Line Interface
(CLI).
Ctrl-l Redraw the screen display, clearing information
typed in but not yet entered.
Up Arrow or Ctrl-u Move cursor up one field within a column on the
same screen.
Down Arrow or Ctrl-d Move cursor down one field within a column on
the same screen.
Right Arrow or Ctrl-f Move cursor one character to the right if in edit
mode.
Right Arrow (on same screen row), or
Tab (on any screen row)
Move cursor to the next field.
Left Arrow or Ctrl-b Move cursor one character to the left if in edit
mode.
Left Arrow (on same screen row), or
Ctrl-k
Move cursor to the previous field.
Enter (Return)
Accept default or displayed entry, or after
entering data.
Display valid options on the last row of the
screen.
