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For example, if the current configuration mode is config-if and the object
being operated on is gigabit ethernet 1 on unit 1, the prompt displays the
object type and unit (for example, 1/0/1).
[# | >] — The # sign is used to indicate that the system is in the Privileged
EXEC mode. The > symbol indicates that the system is in the User EXEC
mode, which is a read-only mode in which the system does not allow
configuration.
Navigating CLI Command Modes
Table 2-5 describes how to navigate through the CLI Command Mode
hierarchy.
Table 2-5. Navigating CLI Command Modes
Command Mode
User EXEC
Privileged EXEC Use the enable
Global
Configuration
Access Method
The user is
automatically in
User EXEC mode
unless the user is
defined as a
privileged user.
command to enter
into this mode. This
mode is password
protected.
From Privileged
EXEC mode, use
the configure
command.
Command Prompt
console>
console#
console(config)#
Exit or Access
Previous Mode
logout
Use the exit
command, or
press
<Ctrl>+<Z>
to return to the
User EXEC
mode.
Use the exit
command, or
press
<Ctrl>+<Z>
to return to the
Privileged EXEC
mode.
Using the CLI
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