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Chapter 3 Using the Command-Line Interface
Using Command History
Changing the Command History Buffer Size
By default, the wireless device records ten command lines in its history buffer. Beginning in privileged
EXEC mode, enter this command to change the number of command lines that the wireless device
records during the current terminal session:
ap#
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 wireless device records for all sessions on a particular line:
ap(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 3-4
:
Disabling the Command History Feature
The command history feature is automatically enabled.
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 3-4
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 are displayed is determined by the setting
of the
terminal history
global configuration command and
history
line
configuration command.
