Command line history and editing – Nortel Networks 5500 series User Manual

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CLI reference

Table 64
Global commands (cont’d.)

Command

Action

lines <n>

Set the number of lines (n) that display on the screen at one time.
TIP: The default value is 24 lines. When used without a value, the
current setting.

verbose <n>

Sets the level of information displayed on the screen:

0 = Quiet: Nothing appears except errors—not even prompts.

1 = Normal: Prompts and requested output are shown without
menus.

2 = Verbose: Everything is shown.

TIP: The default level is 2. When used without a value, the current
setting .

Command line history and editing

You can use the CLI to retrieve and modify commands entered previously.

Table 65 "Command line history and editing options" (page 416)

lists

options that are available globally at the command line.

Table 65
Command line history and editing options

Option

Description

history

Display a numbered list of the 10 most recent commands.

!!

Repeat the most recent command.

! <n>

Repeat the n

th

command shown on the history list.

popd

Return to a position in the menu structure that was bookmarked
using the

pushd

command.

Ctrl+p

Recall previous command from the history list. TIP: You can also
use the up arrow key. You can use this command to regress
through the last 10 commands. The recalled command can be
executed as is, or edited using the options in this table.

Ctrl+n

Recall next command from the history list. TIP: You can also use
the down arrow key. Use this command to proceed through the next
10 commands. The recalled command can be executed as is, or
edited using the options in this table.

Ctrl+a

Move cursor to the beginning of the command line.

Ctrl+e

Move cursor to the end of the command line.

Nortel Secure Network Access Switch

Using the Command Line Interface

NN47230-100

03.01

Standard

28 July 2008

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