Chapter 33: General Commands
This chapter describes general system commands that apply to using the CLI.
Command
Function
enable
Activates privileged mode
disable
Returns to normal mode from privileged mode
configure
Activates global configuration mode
show history
Shows the command history buffer
prompt
Customizes the CLI prompt
end
Returns to Privileged Exec mode
exit
Returns to the previous configuration mode, or exits the CLI
quit
Exits a CLI session
help
Shows how to use help
?
Shows options for command completion (context sensitive)
enable
This command activates Privileged Exec mode. In privileged mode, additional
commands are available, and certain commands display additional information. See
"Understanding Command Modes" on page 31-6.
Syntax
enable [level]
level - Privilege level to log into the device.
The device has two predefined privilege levels: 0: Normal Exec,
15: Privileged Exec. Enter level 15 to access Privileged Exec mode.
Default Setting
Level 15
Command Mode
Normal Exec
Command Usage
• "super" is the default password required to change the command mode from
Normal Exec to Privileged Exec. (To set this password, see the enable
password command on page 41-2.)
• The "#" character is appended to the end of the prompt to indicate that the
system is in privileged access mode.
Table 33-1 General Commands
Mode
Page
NE
33-1
PE
33-2
PE
33-2
NE, PE
33-3
GC
33-4
any
33-4
config.
mode
any
33-4
NE, PE
33-5
any
NA
any
NA
33-1