Deployment Guide

134 Fabric OS Command Reference
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cliHistory
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cliHistory
Displays switch command history.
SYNOPSIS clihistory
clihistory --show
clihistory --showuser username
clihistory --showall
clihistory --help
DESCRIPTION This command saves the following information whenever a command is executed on the switch:
• Timestamp
• Username
• IP address of the Telnet session
• Options
• Arguments
This command displays the local CLI command history. The information is saved in the SSHOW_SYS file
as part of supportSave. The CLI history is saved persistently to compact flash. The maximum number of
saved entries for this command is 1680. CLI history records is wrapped after reaching the maximum limit
specified.
The CLI history is wrapped and saved in a file that is persistent across reboots and firmware download.
Only the command name is stored in the CLI history for commands that requires password; no
arguments are stored.
This command can also be executed on the standby CP.
NOTES The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may be in
place. Refer to Chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS Commands" and Appendix A, "Command Availability" for
details.
OPERANDS This command has the following operand:
--show
Displays the CLI history of the current user.
--showuser username
Displays the CLI history of the given user.
--showall
Displays the CLI history of all users.
--help
Displays the command usage.
EXAMPLES To display the command history on a switch:
switch:admin> clihistory
Date & Time Message
Wed Jul 25 22:35:43 2012 admin, 10.70.12.103, help ag
Wed Jul 25 22:35:48 2012 admin, 10.70.12.103, help zone
Wed Jul 25 22:35:51 2012 admin, 10.70.12.103, version