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Command Completion

CLI can complete partially entered commands when the user presses the <tab> or <space>

key. If a command entered is not complete, is not valid, or if some parameters of the command

are not valid or missing, an error message is displayed to assist in entering the correct command.

By pressing the <tab> key, an incomplete command is changed into a complete command. If

the characters already entered are not enough for the system to identify a single matching

command, the <?>key displays the available commands matching the characters already

Short Form Commands

The CLI supports the short forms of all commands. As long as it is possible to recognize the

entered command unambiguously, the CLI accepts the short form of the command as if the

user typed the full command.

Keyboard Shortcuts

The CLI has a range of keyboard shortcuts to assist in editing the CLI commands. The help

command, when used in the User EXEC and Privileged EXEC modes, displays the keyboard

The following table contains the CLI shortcuts displayed by the help command.

Keyboard Key

<Delete, Backspace>

Delete previous character

Go to beginning of line

Go to end of line

Go forward one character

Go backward one character

Delete current character

Delete to beginning of line

Delete to the end of the line.

Delete previous word

Transpose previous character

Go to previous line history buffer

Rewrites or pastes the line

Go to next line in history buffer

Print last deleted character

Enables serial flow

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