Special Characters; Keystroke Shortcuts - Cisco Nexus 5500 Series Configuration Manual

Understanding the Command-Line Interface

Special Characters

This table lists the characters that have special meaning in Cisco NX-OS text strings and should be used only
in regular expressions or other special contexts.
Table 4: Special Characters
Character
%
#
...
|
< >
[ ]
{ }

Keystroke Shortcuts

This table lists command key combinations that can be used in both EXEC and configuration modes.
Table 5: Keystroke Shortcuts
Keystokes
Ctrl-A
Ctrl-B
Ctrl-C
Ctrl-D
Ctrl-E
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Description
Percent
Pound, hash, or number
Ellipsis
Vertical bar
Less than or greater than
Brackets
Braces
Description
Moves the cursor to the beginning of the line.
Moves the cursor one character to the left. When you
enter a command that extends beyond a single line,
you can press the Left Arrow or Ctrl-B keys
repeatedly to scroll back toward the system prompt
and verify the beginning of the command entry, or
you can press the Ctrl-A key combination.
Cancels the command and returns to the command
prompt.
Deletes the character at the cursor.
Moves the cursor to the end of the line.
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