Performing History Substitution; Performing Command Line Processing - Cisco 6500 Series Software Configuration Manual

Chapter 2 Command-Line Interfaces
This example shows how to open a Telnet session to the switch:
unix_host% telnet Router_1
Trying 172.20.52.40...
Connected to 172.20.52.40.
Escape character is '^]'.
User Access Verification
Password:
Router_1> enable
Password:
Router_1#

Performing Command Line Processing

Commands are not case sensitive. You can abbreviate commands and parameters if the abbreviations
contain enough letters to be different from any other currently available commands or parameters. You
can scroll through the last 20 commands stored in the history buffer, and enter or edit the command at
the prompt.
Table 2-1
Keystrokes
Press Ctrl-B or
press the left arrow key
Press Ctrl-F or
press the right arrow key
Press Ctrl-A
Press Ctrl-E
Press Esc B
Press Esc F
1. The arrow keys function only on ANSI-compatible terminals such as VT100s.

Performing History Substitution

The history buffer stores the last 20 commands you entered. History substitution allows you to access
these commands without retyping them, by using special abbreviated commands.
history substitution commands.
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Table 2-1 lists the keyboard shortcuts for entering and editing commands.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Purpose
Moves the cursor back one character
1
Moves the cursor forward one character
1
Moves the cursor to the beginning of the command line
Moves the cursor to the end of the command line
Moves the cursor back one word
Moves the cursor forward one word
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Performing Command Line Processing
Table 2-2 lists the
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