Typing Commands; Editing Command Lines; Typing Incomplete Keywords; Configuring Command Aliases - HP 5120 series Configuration Manual

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Typing commands

Editing command lines

Table 2 lists some shortcut keys you can use to edit command lines.
Table 2 Editing functions
Key
Common keys
Backspace
Left arrow key or Ctrl+B
Right arrow key or Ctrl+F
Tab

Typing incomplete keywords

You can input a command comprising incomplete keywords that uniquely identify the complete
command.
In user view, for example, command system-view, to enter system view, type sy.
You can also press Tab to have an incomplete keyword automatically completed.

Configuring command aliases

The command keyword alias function allows you to replace the first keyword of a non-undo command or
the second keyword of an undo command with your preferred keyword when you execute the command.
For example, if you configure show as the alias for the display keyword, you can enter either show clock
or display clock to execute the display clock command.
Usage guidelines
• After you successfully execute a command by using a keyword alias, the system displays and saves
the keyword, instead of its alias.
When you define a command alias, the cmdkey and alias arguments must be in their complete
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form.
Function
If the edit buffer is not full, pressing a common key inserts the character at the
position of the cursor and moves the cursor to the right.
Deletes the character to the left of the cursor and moves the cursor back one
character.
The cursor moves one character space to the left.
The cursor moves one character space to the right.
If you press Tab after entering part of a keyword, the system automatically
completes the keyword:
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If finding a unique match, the system substitutes the complete keyword for
the incomplete one and displays it in the next line.
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If there is more than one match, you can press Tab repeatedly to display
in cycles all the keywords starting with the character string that you typed.
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If there is no match, the system does not modify the incomplete keyword
and displays it again in the next line.
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