Configure Terminal - Cisco AP775A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5010 Command Reference Manual

Chapter 1 Basic System Commands
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configure terminal

To enter configuration mode, use the configure terminal command.
Syntax Description
This command has no arguments or keywords.
Command Default
None
Command Modes EXEC mode
Command History Release
4.0(0)N1(1a)
Usage Guidelines
Use this command to enter configuration mode. Commands in this mode are written to the running
configuration file as soon as you enter them (using the Enter key/Carriage Return).
After you enter the configure terminal command, the system prompt changes from switch# to
switch(config)#, indicating that the router is in configuration mode. To leave configuration mode and
return to EXEC mode, type end or press Ctrl-Z.
To view the changes to the configuration that you have made, use the show running-config command.
Examples
This example shows how to enter configuration mode:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#
Related Commands Command
copy running-config
startup-config
end
exit (global)
show running-config
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Modification
This command was introduced.
Description
Saves the running configuration as the startup configuration file.
Ends your configuration session by exiting to EXEC mode.
Exits from the current configuration mode to the next highest configuration
mode.
Displays the current running configuration.
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