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To repeat a recently used command, right-click in the Command Line or click
the drop-down arrow to the left of the command input area. This action
displays a shortcut menu with a list of recently used commands.
You can also repeat a recently used command by cycling through the
commands with Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys, and then pressing Enter.
To cancel any command in progress, press Esc.
See also:
Use Dynamic Input
Create Command Aliases
Enter System Variables on the Command Line
System variables are settings that control how certain commands work.
Sometimes you use a system variable in order to change a setting. At other
times you use a system variable to display the current status.
With system variables, you can
Turn on or turn off features. For example, the GRIDMODE system variable
turns the grid display on and off when you change the value.
Control the operation of a command. For example, the HPASSOC syatem
variable controls whether hatch patterns are associative by default.
Retrieve stored information about the current drawing and about the
program configuration. For example, CDATE is a read-only system variable
that stores the current date in decimal format. You can display the values
of read-only system variables, but you cannot change them.
Usually system variables are accessible from dialog boxes. You can change
their values either in a dialog box, directly in the Command Line, or
automatically in a script.
Enter System Variables on the Command Line
To change the setting of a system variable
1 In the Command Line, enter the system variable name. For example,
enter pickadd to change the style for selecting objects, whether selecting
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