Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference Release 4.0(1a)N2(1) (OL-16599-01, March 2009)

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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference
OL-16599-01
Chapter 1 Basic System Commands
terminal length
terminal length
To set the number of lines of output to display on the terminal screen for the current session before
pausing, use the terminal length command. To revert to the default, use the no form of this command.
terminal length lines
terminal no length
Syntax Description
Command Default The initial default for the console is 0 (do not pause output). The initial default for virtual terminal
sessions is defined by the client software. The default for the no form is 24 lines.
Command Modes EXEC mode
Command History
Usage Guidelines The session pauses after displaying the number of lines set in the terminal length. Press the space bar to
display another screen of lines or press the Enter key to display another line. To return to the command
prompt, press Ctrl-C.
The terminal length setting applies only to the current session.
Examples This example shows how to set the number of lines of command output to display on the terminal before
pausing:
switch# terminal length 28
This example shows how to revert to the default number of lines:
switch# terminal no length
Related Commands
lines Number of lines to display. The range is from 0 to 511. Use 0 to not pause
while displaying output.
Release Modification
4.0(0)N1(1a) This command was introduced.
Command Description
show terminal Displays the terminal session configuration.