Cli Tips, Techniques, And Shortcuts; Cli Tips And Shortcuts - Cisco XR 12000 Series Getting Started Manual

CLI Tips, Techniques, and Shortcuts

This chapter describes techniques for using the command-line interface (CLI) of the
Cisco IOS XR software.
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Commands can be entered in uppercase, lowercase, or mixed case. Only passwords are case sensitive.
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However, the Cisco Systems documentation convention presents commands in lowercase.

CLI Tips and Shortcuts

The following sections describe tips and shortcuts useful when using the CLI:
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Entering Abbreviated Commands
You can abbreviate commands and keywords to the number of characters that allow a unique
abbreviation. For example, the configure command can be abbreviated as config because the abbreviated
form of the command is unique. The router accepts and executes the abbreviated command.
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CLI Tips and Shortcuts, page 5-93
Displaying System Information with show Commands, page 5-98
Wildcards, Templates, and Aliases, page 5-109
Command History, page 5-114
Key Combinations, page 5-116
Entering Abbreviated Commands, page 5-93
Using the Question Mark (?) to Display On-Screen Command Help, page 5-94
Completing a Partial Command with the Tab Key, page 5-96
Identifying Command Syntax Errors, page 5-96
Using the no Form of a Command, page 5-97
Editing Command Lines that Wrap, page 5-97
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