General Commands
Command
Function
enable
Activates privileged mode
disable
Returns to normal mode from privileged mode
configure
Activates global configuration mode
show history
Shows the command history buffer
reload
Restarts the system
end
Returns to Privileged Exec mode
exit
Returns to the previous configuration mode, or exits the
CLI
quit
Exits a CLI session
help
Shows how to use help
?
Shows options for command completion (context
sensitive)
enable
This command activates Privileged Exec mode. In privileged mode, additional
commands are available, and certain commands display additional information.
(See "Understanding Command Modes" on page 4-5.)
Syntax
enable [level]
level - Privilege level to log into the device.
The device has two predefined privilege levels: 0: Normal Exec,
15: Privileged Exec. Enter level 15 to access Privileged Exec mode.
Default Setting
Level 15
Command Mode
Normal Exec
Command Usage
• "super" is the default password required to change the command mode from
Normal Exec to Privileged Exec. (To set this password, see the enable
password command on page 4-26.)
• The "#" character is appended to the end of the prompt to indicate that the
system is in privileged access mode.
Table 4-6. General Commands
General Commands
Mode
Page
NE
4-19
PE
4-20
PE
4-20
NE, PE
4-21
PE
4-21
any
4-22
config.
mode
any
4-22
NE, PE
4-23
any
any
4
NA
NA
4-19