CLI E
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ESSAGES
If you enter a command and the system is unable to execute it, an error message appears.
common CLI error messages.
Message Text
% Invalid input detected at '^'
marker.
Command not found / Incomplete
command. Use ? to list commands.
Ambiguous command
CLI L
-E
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DITING
Table 8
describes the key combinations you can use to edit commands or increase the speed of command entry. You can
access this list from the CLI by entering help from the User or Privileged EXEC modes.
Key Sequence
Delete or Backspace
Ctrl-A
Ctrl-E
Ctrl-F
Ctrl-B
Ctrl-D
Ctrl-U, X
Ctrl-K
Ctrl-W
Ctrl-T
Ctrl-P
Ctrl-R
Ctrl-N
Ctrl-Y
Ctrl-Q
Ctrl-S
Ctrl-Z
Tab, <SPACE>
Table 7: CLI Error Messages
Description
Indicates that you entered an incorrect or unavailable command. The carat
(^) shows where the invalid text is detected. This message also appears if
any of the parameters or values are not recognized.
Indicates that you did not enter the required keywords or values.
Indicates that you did not enter enough letters to uniquely identify the
command.
C
ONVENTIONS
Table 8: CLI Editing Conventions
Description
Delete previous character.
Go to beginning of line.
Go to end of line.
Go forward one character.
Go backward one character.
Delete current character.
Delete to beginning of line.
Delete to end of line.
Delete previous word.
Transpose previous character.
Go to previous line in history buffer.
Rewrites or pastes the line.
Go to next line in history buffer.
Prints last deleted character.
Enables serial flow.
Disables serial flow.
Return to root command prompt.
Command-line completion.
CLI Error Messages
Table 7
describes the most
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