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Keyboard Shortcuts
The CLI has a range of keyboard shortcuts to assist in entering the CLI
commands.
The following table describes these shortcuts:
Table 1:
Keyboard Keys
K e y b o a r d K e y
D e s c r i p t i o n
Up-arrow key
Recalls commands from the history buffer,
beginning with the most recent command.
Repeat the key sequence to recall successively
older commands.
Down-arrow key
Returns the most recent commands from the
history buffer after recalling commands with the
up arrow key. Repeating the key sequence will
recall successively more recent commands.
Ctrl+A
Moves the cursor to the beginning of the
command line.
Ctrl+E
Moves the cursor to the end of the command
line.
Ctrl+Z / End
Returns back to the Privileged EXEC mode
from any mode.
Backspace key
Moves the cursor back one space.
Up-arrow key
Recalls commands from the history buffer,
beginning with the most recent command.
Repeat the key sequence to recall successively
older commands.