Disabling The Command History Feature; Using Editing Features; Enabling And Disabling Editing Features - Cisco Catalyst 3650 series Command Reference Manual

Using Editing Features

Table 4: Recalling Commands
Action
Press Ctrl-P or the up arrow key.
Press Ctrl-N or the down arrow key.
show history
Device(config)# help

Disabling the Command History Feature

The command history feature is automatically enabled. You can disable it for the current terminal session or
for the command line. These procedures are optional.
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.
Using Editing Features
This section describes the editing features that can help you manipulate the command line.

Enabling and Disabling Editing Features

Although enhanced editing mode is automatically enabled, you can disable it, re-enable it, or configure a
specific line to have enhanced editing. These procedures are optional.
To globally disable enhanced editing mode, enter this command in line configuration mode:
Switch (config-line)# no editing
To re-enable the enhanced editing mode for the current terminal session, enter this command in privileged
EXEC mode:
Device# terminal editing
To reconfigure a specific line to have enhanced editing mode, enter this command in line configuration mode:
Device(config-line)# editing
Command Reference, Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.5.1a (Catalyst 3650 Switches)
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Using the Command-Line Interface
Result
Recalls commands in the history buffer, beginning
with the most recent command. Repeat the key
sequence to recall successively older commands.
Returns 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.
While in privileged EXEC mode, lists the last several
commands that you just entered. The number of
commands that appear is controlled by the setting of
the terminal history global configuration command
and the history line configuration command.