Switch 7700 Configuration Guide

26 CHAPTER 1: SYSTEM ACCESS
Note: Cursor keys can be used to retrieve the history commands in Windows 3.X
Terminal and Telnet. However, in Windows 9X HyperTerminal, the cursor keys and
do not work, because Windows 9X HyperTerminal defines the two keys differently.
In this case, use the combination keys <Ctrl+P> and <Ctrl+N> instead for the same
purpose.
Editing Features of the Command Line
The command line interface provides a basic command editing function and
supports editing multiple lines. A command cannot be longer than 256 characters.
See
Tabl e 21.
Displaying Features of the Command Line
If information to be displayed exceeds one screen, the pause function allows users
three choices, as descrbed in
Table 22.
Retrieve the previous
history command
Up cursor key <> or <Ctrl+P> Retrieves the previous history
command, if there is any.
Retrieve the next history
command
Down cursor key <> or
<Ctrl+N>
Retrieves the next history
command, if there is any.
Tab le 21 Editing Functions
Key Function
Common keys Inserts at the cursor position and the cursor moves to the
right, if the edition buffer still has free space.
Backspace Deletes the character preceding the cursor and the cursor
moves backward.
Leftwards cursor key <> or Ctrl+B Moves the cursor a character backward
Rightwards cursor key <> or Ctrl+F Moves the cursor a character forward
Up cursor key <> or Ctrl+P
Down cursor key <> or Ctrl+N
Retrieves the history command.
Tab Press Tab after typing the incomplete key word and the
system will execute the partial help: If the key word
matching the typed one is unique, the system will replace
the typed one with the complete key word and display it
in a new line. If there is not a matched key word or the
matched key word is not unique, the system will do no
modification but displays the originally typed word in a
new line.
Tab le 22 Display Functions
Key or Command Function
Press Ctrl+C when the display
pauses
Stop displaying and executing command.
Enter a space when the display
pauses
Continue to display the next screen of information.
Press Enter when the display pauses Continue to display the next line of information.
Table 20 Retrieve History Command
Operation Key
Result