CLI Guide

Using the CLI 228
number of lines displayed in a page. When the paging prompt appears, press
the space bar to display the next page of output or the enter key to display the
next line of output.
Example:
console>en
console#configure
console(config)#interface Gi1/0/1
console(config-if-Gi1/0/1)#show interface status
Port Name Duplex Speed Neg Link Flow
State Status Control
--------- ------------------------- --------- ------------- --------- --------- ------------
Gi1/0/1 N/A Unknown Auto Down Inactive
Gi1/0/2 N/A Unknown Auto Down Inactive
Gi1/0/3 N/A Unknown Auto Down Inactive
Gi1/0/4 N/A Unknown Auto Down Inactive
Gi1/0/5 N/A Unknown Auto Down Inactive
Gi1/0/6 N/A Unknown Auto Down Inactive
CLI Output Filtering
Many CLI show commands include considerable content to display to the
user. This can make output confusing and cumbersome to parse through to
find the information of desired importance. The CLI Output Filtering feature
allows the user, when executing CLI show display commands, to
optionally specify arguments to filter the CLI output to display only desired
information. The result is to simplify the display and make it easier for the
user to find the information the user is interested in.
The main functions of the CLI Output Filtering feature are:
• Pagination Control