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Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference 123

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cliHistory

Displays switch command history.

Synopsis clihistory

clihistory --show

clihistory --showuser username

clihistory --showall

clihistory --clear

clihistory --help

Description This command saves the following information whenever a command is executed on the switch:

• Timestamp

• Username

• FID (VF mode only)

• 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 restrictions that may be in place. Refer to "Using Fabric

OS Commands" and "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.

--clear

Clears the CLI history.