CLI Guide

Key
Combination
Action
CNTL-B Moves the cursor back one character.
CNTL-D Deletes the character at the 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 the characters from the cursor to the end of the command line.
CNTL-L Re-enters the previous command.
CNTL-N Returns to the more recent commands in the history buffer 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 the command outputs.
Esc B Moves the cursor back one word.
Esc F Moves the cursor forward one word.
Esc D Deletes all the characters from the cursor to the end of the word.
Navigating the CLI
The Dell Networking operating software displays a CLI prompt comprised of the host name and CLI mode.
● Host name is the initial part of the prompt and is “Dell” by default. You can change the host name with the hostname
command.
● CLI mode is the second part of the prompt and reflects the current CLI mode. For a list of the Dell Networking OS command
modes, refer to the command mode list in the Accessing the Command Line section.
The CLI prompt changes as you move up and down the levels of the command structure. Starting with CONFIGURATION
mode, the command prompt adds modifiers to further identify the mode. For more information about command modes, see the
Command Modes section.
Using the Keyword no Command
To disable, delete or return to default values, use the no form of the commands.
For most commands, if you type the keyword no in front of the command, you disable that command or delete it from the
running configuration. The no form of the command is described in the Syntax portion of the command description.
Filtering show Commands
To find specific information, display certain information only or begin the command output at the first instance of a regular
expression or phrase, you can filter the display output of a show command.
When you execute a show command, and then enter a pipe ( | ), one of the following parameters, and a regular expression, the
resulting output either excludes or includes those parameters.
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