Users Guide

You can enter partial CLI keywords.
Enter the minimum number of letters to uniquely identify a command. For example, you cannot enter cl as a partial keyword
because both the clock and class-map commands begin with the letters “cl.” You can enter clo, however, as a partial keyword
because only one command begins with those three letters.
The TAB key auto-completes keywords in commands. Enter the minimum number of letters to uniquely identify a command.
The UP and DOWN arrow keys display previously entered commands (refer to Command History).
The BACKSPACE and DELETE keys erase the previous letter.
Key combinations are available to move quickly across the command line. The following table describes these short-cut key
combinations.
Short-Cut Key
Combination
Action
CNTL-A Moves the cursor to the beginning of the command line.
CNTL-B Moves the cursor back one character.
CNTL-D Deletes character at cursor.
CNTL-E Moves the cursor to the end of the line.
CNTL-F Moves the cursor forward one character.
CNTL-I Completes a keyword.
CNTL-K Deletes all characters from the cursor to the end of the command line.
CNTL-L Re-enters the previous command.
CNTL-N Return to more recent commands in the history buer after recalling commands with CTRL-P or the UP arrow key.
CNTL-P Recalls commands, beginning with the last command.
CNTL-R Re-enters the previous command.
CNTL-U Deletes the line.
CNTL-W Deletes the previous word.
CNTL-X Deletes the line.
CNTL-Z Ends continuous scrolling of command outputs.
Esc B Moves the cursor back one word.
Esc F Moves the cursor forward one word.
Esc D Deletes all characters from the cursor to the end of the word.
Command History
The Dell Networking OS maintains a history of previously-entered commands for each mode. For example:
When you are in EXEC mode, the UP and DOWN arrow keys display the previously-entered EXEC mode commands.
When you are in CONFIGURATION mode, the UP or DOWN arrows keys recall the previously-entered CONFIGURATION mode
commands.
Filtering show Command Outputs
Filter the output of a show command to display specic information by adding | [except | find | grep | no-more | save]
specified_text after the command.
The variable specified_text is the text for which you are ltering and it IS case sensitive unless you use the ignore-case sub-
option.
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