Command Line Editing - Cisco 4215 - Intrusion Detection Sys Sensor Configuration Manual

Chapter 1 Introducing the CLI Configuration Guide
Tab Completion
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Command Line Editing

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Keys
Tab
Backspace
Enter
Spacebar
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Only commands available in the current mode are displayed by tab complete and help.
If you are unsure of the complete syntax for a command, you can type a portion of the command and
press Tab to complete the command.
If multiple commands match for tab completion, nothing is displayed.
To recall the commands entered in a mode, use the Up Arrow or Down Arrow keys or press Ctrl-P
or Ctrl-N.
Help and tab complete requests are not reported in the recall list.
Note
A blank prompt indicates the end of the recall list.
The CLI is not case sensitive, but it does echo back the text in the same case you typed it. For
example, if you type:
sensor# CONF
and press Tab, the sensor displays:
sensor# CONFigure
is an interactive prompt that indicates that the terminal output exceeds the allotted display
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space. To display the remaining output, press the Spacebar to display the next page of output or
press Enter to display the output one line at a time.
To clear the current line contents and return to a blank command line, press Ctrl-C.
describes the command line editing capabilities provided by the CLI.
Command Line Editing
Description
Completes a partial command name entry. When you type a unique set of characters and
press Tab, the system completes the command name. If you type a set of characters that
could indicate more than one command, the system beeps to indicate an error. Type a
question mark (?) immediately following the partial command (no space). The system
provides a list of commands that begin with that string.
Erases the character to the left of the cursor.
At the command line, pressing Enter processes a command. At the
on a terminal screen, pressing Enter scrolls down a line.
Enables you to see more output on the terminal screen. Press the Spacebar when you see
the line
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on the screen to display the next screen.
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