Enabling And Disabling Editing Features; Editing Commands Through Keystrokes - Cisco CISCO1401 - 1401 Router - EN Software Manual

Using Editing Features

Enabling and Disabling Editing Features

Although enhanced editing mode is automatically enabled, you can disable it.
To re-enable the enhanced editing mode for the current terminal session, enter this command in
privileged EXEC mode:
BR# terminal editing
To reconfigure a specific line to have enhanced editing mode, enter this command in line configuration
mode:
BR(config-line)# editing
To globally disable enhanced editing mode, enter this command in line configuration mode:
BR(config-line)# no editing

Editing Commands Through Keystrokes

Table 4-5
Table 4-5 Editing Commands Through Keystrokes
Capability
Move around the command line to
make changes or corrections.
Recall commands from the buffer and
paste them in the command line. The
bridge provides a buffer with the last
ten items that you deleted.
Delete entries if you make a mistake
or change your mind.
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shows the keystrokes that you need to edit command lines.
1
Keystroke
Ctrl-B or the left arrow
key
Ctrl-F or the right arrow
key
Ctrl-A
Ctrl-E
Esc B
Esc F
Ctrl-T
Ctrl-Y
Esc Y
Delete or Backspace
Ctrl-D
Ctrl-K
Ctrl-U or Ctrl-X
Ctrl-W
Esc D
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Purpose
Move the cursor back one character.
Move the cursor forward one character.
Move the cursor to the beginning of the command line.
Move the cursor to the end of the command line.
Move the cursor back one word.
Move the cursor forward one word.
Transpose the character to the left of the cursor with the
character located at the cursor.
Recall the most recent entry in the buffer.
Recall the next buffer entry.
The buffer contains only the last 10 items that you have
deleted or cut. If you press Esc Y more than ten times, you
cycle to the first buffer entry.
Erase the character to the left of the cursor.
Delete the character at the cursor.
Delete all characters from the cursor to the end of the
command line.
Delete all characters from the cursor to the beginning of
the command line.
Delete the word to the left of the cursor.
Delete from the cursor to the end of the word.
Using the Command-Line Interface
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