Introduction
Editing Features
Cisco 220 Series Smart Plus Switches Command Line Interface Reference Guide Release 1.0.0.x
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Command Completion
If the command entered is incomplete, invalid, or has missing or invalid
parameters, then the appropriate error message is displayed. This assists in
entering the correct command. By pressing Tab after an incomplete command is
entered, the system will attempt to identify and complete the command. If the
characters already entered are not enough for the system to identify a single
matching command, press
?
to display the available commands matching the
characters already entered.
Keyboard Shortcuts
The CLI has a range of keyboard shortcuts to assist in editing the CLI commands.
The following table describes the CLI shortcuts:
Copying and Pasting Text
Up to 1000 lines of text (or commands) can be copied and pasted into the device.
NOTE
It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that the text copied into the device consists
of legal commands only.
Up-arrow
Recalls commands from the history buffer, beginning
with the most recent command. Repeat the key
sequence to recall successively older commands.
Down-arrow
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
configuration mode.
Backspace
Deletes one character left to the cursor position.