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Cisco ME 3800X and 3600X Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 2 Using the Command-Line Interface
Using Command History
Changing the Command History Buffer Size
By default, the switch records ten command lines in its history buffer. You can alter this number for a
current terminal session or for all sessions on a particular line. These procedures are optional.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, enter this command to change the number of command lines that
the switch records during the current terminal session:
Switch#
terminal history
[
size
number-of-lines
]
The range is from 0 to 256.
Beginning in line configuration mode, enter this command to configure the number of command lines
the switch records for all sessions on a particular line:
Switch(config-line)#
history
[
size
number-of-lines
]
The range is from 0 to 256.
Recalling Commands
To recall commands from the history buffer, perform one of the actions listed in
Table 2-4
. These actions
are optional.
Disabling the Command History Feature
The command history feature is automatically enabled. You can disable it for the current terminal session
or for the command line. These procedures are optional.
To disable the feature during the current terminal session, enter the terminal no history privileged
EXEC command.
To disable command history for the line, enter the no history line configuration command.
Table 2-4
Recalling Commands
Action
1
1.
The arrow keys function only on ANSI-compatible terminals such as VT100s.
Result
Press Ctrl-P or the up arrow key.
Recall commands in the history buffer, beginning with the most recent command.
Repeat the key sequence to recall successively older commands.
Press Ctrl-N or the down arrow key.
Return to more recent commands in the history buffer after recalling commands
with Ctrl-P or the up arrow key. Repeat the key sequence to recall successively
more recent commands.
show history
While in privileged EXEC mode, list the last several commands that you just
entered. The number of commands that appear is controlled by the setting of the
terminal history global configuration command and the history line configuration
command.
