Cli Tips And Shortcuts; Contents - Cisco CRS-1 - Carrier Routing System Router Getting Started Manual

CLI Tips, Techniques, and Shortcuts
This chapter describes techniques for using the command-line interface (CLI) of the
Cisco IOS XR software.

Contents

The chapter contains the following sections:
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Commands can be entered in uppercase, lowercase, or mixed case. Only passwords are case sensitive.
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However, the Cisco Systems documentation convention presents commands in lowercase.

CLI Tips and Shortcuts

The following sections describe tips and shortcuts useful when using the CLI:
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CLI Tips and Shortcuts, page 3-1
Displaying System Information with show Commands, page 3-6
Wildcards, Templates, and Aliases, page 3-11
Command History, page 3-18
Key Combinations, page 3-20
Entering Abbreviated Commands, page 3-2
Using the Question Mark (?) to Display On-Screen Command Help, page 3-2
Completing a Partial Command with the Tab Key, page 3-4
Identifying Command Syntax Errors, page 3-4
Using the no and default Forms of a Command, page 3-4
Editing Command Lines that Wrap, page 3-5
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