Line-Editing Commands - 3Com 3800 User Manual

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HAPTER OMMANDS
Table 4-1 Command Syntax Symbols (continued)
Symbol
vertical bar |
braces { }
Line-Editing
Commands
Table 4-2 Line-Editing Commands
Command
Backspace
Delete or [Ctrl] + D
[Ctrl] + K
Insert
Left Arrow
Right Arrow
Home or [Ctrl]+A
End or [Ctrl]+E
[Ctrl]+L
Up Arrow
Down Arrow
Description
Separates mutually exclusive items in a list, one of which must be entered. For
example, in the syntax
config snmp community [read | write] <string>
you must specify either the read or write community string in the command. Do not
type the vertical bar.
Enclose an optional value or a list of optional arguments. One or more values or
arguments can be specified. For example, in the syntax
show vlan {<name> | all}
you can specify either a particular VLAN or the keyword "all." If you do not specify
an argument, the command will show all VLANs. Do not type the braces.
Table 4-2 describes the line-editing commands available using the
command-line interface.
Description
Deletes character to the left of cursor and shifts remainder of line to left.
Deletes character under cursor and shifts remainder of line to left.
Deletes characters from under cursor to the end of the line.
Toggles on and off. When toggled on, inserts text and pushes previous text to right.
Moves cursor to left.
Moves cursor to right.
Moves cursor to first character in line.
Moves cursor to last character in line.
Clears the screen and moves the cursor to the beginning of the line.
Displays the previous command in the command history buffer, and places cursor at
end of command.
Displays the next command in the command history buffer, and places cursor at end
of command.