Users Guide

Enter ? after a command prompt to list all of the available keywords. The output of this command is the same as the help
command.
Dell#?
cd Change current directory
clear Reset functions
clock Manage the system clock
configure Configuring from terminal
copy Copy from one file to another
debug Debug functions
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Enter ? after a partial keyword lists all of the keywords that begin with the specied letters.
Dell(conf)#cl?
class-map
clock
Dell(conf)#cl
Enter [space]? after a keyword lists all of the keywords that can follow the specied keyword.
Dell(conf)#clock ?
summer-time Configure summer (daylight savings) time
timezone Configure time zone
Dell(conf)#clock
Entering and Editing Commands
Notes for entering commands.
The CLI is not case-sensitive.
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.
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