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disable
editing
enable
end
exit
full-help
help
history
history size
menu (EXEC)
more begin
more exclude
more include
show begin
show exclude
show history
show include
terminal editing
terminal full-help
terminal history

Basic Command-Line Interface Commands

This chapter explains the function and syntax of the basic command-line interface commands. For more information about defaults and usage guidelines, see the corresponding chapter of the Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference, Release 12.1.

disable

To exit privileged EXEC mode and return to user EXEC mode, or exit to a lower privilege level, enter the disable EXEC command.

Syntax Description

level

(Optional) Specifies the user-privilege level.

editing

To disable Cisco IOS enhanced editing features, use the no form of this line configuration command. To reenable these features for a particular line, use the editing form of this command.

enable

To enter privileged EXEC mode, or any other security level set by a system administrator, use the enable EXEC command.

end

To exit configuration mode, or any of the configuration submodes, use the end global configuration command.

exit

To exit any configuration mode or close an active terminal session and terminate the EXEC, use the exit command at the system prompt.

full-help

To get help for the full set of user-level commands, use the full-help line configuration command.

help

To display a brief description of the help system, enter the help command.

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

history

To enable the command history function, use the history line configuration command. To disable the command history feature, use the no form of this command.

history size

To change the command history buffer size for a particular line, use the history size line configuration command. To reset the command history buffer size to ten lines, use the no form of this command.

menu (EXEC)

more begin

To search the output of any more command, use the more begin command in EXEC mode. This command begins unfiltered output of the more command with the first line that contains the regular expression you specify.

To search the remaining output of the more command, use the following command at the --More-- prompt:

To filter the remaining output of the more command, use one of the following commands at the --More-- prompt:

Syntax Description

any-command	Any supported more command.
|	A vertical bar (the "pipe" symbol) indicates that an output processing specification follows.
regular-expression	Any regular expression found in more command output.
/	Specifies a search at a --More-- prompt that begins unfiltered output with the first line that contains the regular expression.
-	Specifies a filter at a --More-- prompt that only displays output lines that do not contain the regular expression.
+	Specifies a filter at a --More-- prompt that only displays output lines that contain the regular expression.

more exclude

To filter more command output so that it excludes lines that contain a particular regular expression, use the more exclude command in EXEC mode.

To search the remaining output of the more command, use the following command at the --More-- prompt:

Syntax Description

any-command	Any supported more command.
|	A vertical bar (the "pipe" symbol) indicates that an output processing specification follows.
regular-expression	Any regular expression found in more command output.
/	Specifies a search at a --More-- prompt that begins unfiltered output with the first line that contains the regular expression.

more include

To filter more command output so that it only displays lines that contain a particular regular expression, use the more include command in EXEC mode.

To search the remaining output of the more command, use the following command at the --More-- prompt:

Syntax Description

any-command	Any supported more command.
|	A vertical bar (the "|" symbol) indicates that an output processing specification follows.
regular-expression	Any regular expression found in more command output.
/	Specifies a search at a --More-- prompt that begins unfiltered output with the first line that contains the regular expression.

show begin

To search the output of any show command, use the show begin command in EXEC mode.

To search the remaining output of the show command, use the following command at the --More-- prompt:

To filter the remaining output of the show command, use one of the following commands at the --More-- prompt:

Syntax Description

any-command	Any supported show command.
|	A vertical bar (the "pipe" symbol) indicates that an output processing specification follows.
regular-expression	Any regular expression found in show command output.
/	Specifies a search at a --More-- prompt that begins unfiltered output with the first line that contains the regular expression.
-	Specifies a filter at a --More-- prompt that only displays output lines that do not contain the regular expression.
+	Specifies a filter at a --More-- prompt that only displays output lines that contain the regular expression.

show exclude

To filter show command output so that it excludes lines that contain a particular regular expression, use the show exclude command in EXEC mode.

To search the remaining output of the show command, use the following command at a --More-- prompt:

Syntax Description

any-command	Any supported show command.
|	A vertical bar (the "|" symbol) indicates that an output processing specification follows.
regular-expression	Any regular expression found in show command output.
/	Specifies a search at a --More-- prompt that begins unfiltered output with the first line that contains the regular expression.

show history

To list the commands you have entered in the current EXEC session, use the show history EXEC command.

show include

To filter show command output so that it only displays lines that contain a particular regular expression, use the show include command in EXEC mode.

To search the remaining output of the show command, use the following command at the --More-- prompt:

Syntax Description

any-command	Any supported show command.
|	A vertical bar (the "|" symbol) indicates that an output processing specification follows.
regular-expression	Any regular expression found in show command output.
/	Specifies a search at a --More-- prompt that begins unfiltered output with the first line that contains the regular expression.

terminal editing

To enable the enhanced editing mode on the local line, use the terminal editing EXEC command. To disable the enhanced editing mode on the current line, use the no form of this command.

terminal full-help

To get help for the full set of user-level commands, use the terminal full-help EXEC command.

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

terminal history

To enable the command history feature for the current terminal session or change the size of the command history buffer for the current terminal session, use the terminal history EXEC command. To disable the command history feature or reset the command history buffer to its default size, use the no form of this command.

Posted: Wed Jul 26 14:40:43 PDT 2000
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