Escape-Key - HP 6125XLG Command Reference Manual

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escape-key

Use escape-key to define a shortcut key for terminating a task.
Use undo escape-key to disable the shortcut key for terminating a task.
Syntax
escape-key { character | default }
undo escape-key [ default ]
Default
Pressing Ctrl+C terminates a task.
Views
User line view, user line class view
Predefined user roles
network-admin
Parameters
character: Specifies the shortcut key. It can be a string of 1 to 3 characters, or an ASCII code value in the
range of 0 to 127. If you enter a number that is greater than 127, or enter a string that is not a number,
the first character is used as the shortcut key. For example, if you configure escape-key 987, the shortcut
key is 9. If you configure escape-key abc, the shortcut key is a.
default: Restores the default escape key sequence Ctrl+C.
Usage guidelines
Some commands might take a long time to complete in some situations, for example, when the ping
command has 1000 packets to send or when the tracert command is used for an unreachable
destination. Before such a command is completed, you can stop the command by pressing the shortcut
key for terminating tasks.
Whether a command can be terminated by Ctrl+C by default depends on the software implementation
of the command. For more information, see the description of the command.
HP recommends that you use a key sequence as the shortcut key. If you define a single character as the
shortcut key, pressing the key while a command is being executed stops the command. If no command
is being executed, the result depends on the following:
If you are managing the local device, pressing the key enters the character as a common character.
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Description
Type and relative number of the user line.
Time elapsed after the user's most recent input, in the format hh:mm:ss.
Login time of the user.
Process ID of the user session.
User type, such as Telnet, SSH.
Indicates the user line you are using.
IP address of the user.
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