Table 7: Command-Line Editing Keys - Juniper JUNOSE SOFTWARE FOR E SERIES 11.3.X - SYSTEM BASICS CONFIGURATION GUIDE 2010-10-04 Configuration Manual

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Table 7: Command-Line Editing Keys

Key(s) Function
Delete or Backspace Removes characters to left of cursor
Left Arrow Moves cursor one character to left
Right Arrow Moves cursor one character to right
Ctrl+a Moves cursor to beginning of command line
Ctrl+b Moves cursor back one character
Ctrl+d Deletes character at cursor
Ctrl+e Moves cursor to end of command line
Ctrl+f Moves cursor forward one character
Ctrl+h Deletes character to left of cursor
Ctrl+k Deletes all characters from cursor to end of command line
Ctrl+l Redisplays system prompt and command line
Ctrl+o Toggles overwrite/insert mode
Ctrl+q Resumes a Telnet or console session; use if the Telnet or console session
appears frozen or unresponsive
Ctrl+s Suspends a Telnet or console session
Ctrl+t Transposes character to left of cursor with character located at cursor
Ctrl+u Deletes entire command line
Ctrl+v Allows the " ?" character to be used as a character instead of as a request
for help
Ctrl+w Deletes the previous word
Ctrl+x In all modes, reboots the system. This feature is useful if a command is
taking a prolonged time to complete and hangs the console. The command
has no effect if you access the system through Telnet.
Set the boot option flag by using the service ctrl-x-reboot command from
Global Configuration mode.
Ctrl+y Recalls most recent entry from delete buffer; recalled characters overwrite
or are inserted in current line depending on overwrite/insert toggle
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