Recalling Commands; Disabling The Command History Feature; Using Editing Features - Cisco Catalyst 3750 Software Configuration Manual

Using Editing Features

Beginning in line configuration mode, enter this command to configure the number of command lines
the switch records for all sessions on a particular line:
Switch(config-line)# history [size number-of-lines]
The range is from 0 to 256.

Recalling Commands

To recall commands from the history buffer, perform one of the actions listed in
are optional.
Table 2-4 Recalling Commands
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Action
Press Ctrl-P or the up arrow key.
Press Ctrl-N or the down arrow key.
show history
1. The arrow keys function only on ANSI-compatible terminals such as VT100s.

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. It contains
these sections:
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Result
Recall commands in the history buffer, beginning with the most recent command.
Repeat the key sequence to recall successively older commands.
Return 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, list the last several commands that you just
entered. The number of commands that are displayed is controlled by the terminal
history global configuration command and history line configuration command.
Enabling and Disabling Editing Features, page 2-7
Editing Commands through Keystrokes, page 2-7
Editing Command Lines that Wrap, page 2-8
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Table 2-4. These actions
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