Configuration Guide User guide

FastIron Configuration Guide 5
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Logging on through the CLI
Scroll control
By default, the CLI uses a page mode to paginate displays that are longer than the number of rows
in your terminal emulation window. For example, if you display a list of all the commands at the
global CONFIG level but your terminal emulation window does not have enough rows to display
them all at once, the page mode stops the display and lists your choices for continuing the display.
An example is given below.
aaa
all-client
appletalk
arp
boot
some lines omitted for brevity...
ipx
lock-address
logging
mac
--More--, next page: Space, next line:
Return key, quit: Control-c
The software provides the following scrolling options:
• Press the Space bar to display the next page (one screen at a time).
• Press the Return or Enter key to display the next line (one line at a time).
• Press Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Q to cancel the display.
Line editing commands
The CLI supports the following line editing commands. To enter a line-editing command, use the
CTRL+key combination for the command by pressing and holding the CTRL key, then pressing the
letter associated with the command.
TABLE 6 CLI line editing commands
Ctrl+Key combination Description
Ctrl+A Moves to the first character on the command line.
Ctrl+B Moves the cursor back one character.
Ctrl+C Escapes and terminates command prompts and ongoing tasks (such as
lengthy displays), and displays a fresh command prompt.
Ctrl+D Deletes the character at the cursor.
Ctrl+E Moves to the end of the current command line.
Ctrl+F Moves the cursor forward one character.
Ctrl+K Deletes all characters from the cursor to the end of the command line.
Ctrl+L; Ctrl+R Repeats the current command line on a new line.
Ctrl+N Enters the next command line in the history buffer.
Ctrl+P Enters the previous command line in the history buffer.
Ctrl+U; Ctrl+X Deletes all characters from the cursor to the beginning of the command line.