Command Up Arrow or Ctrl-P Use Retrieves the previous command from the command history. Syntax Up Arrow Or Ctrl + P
Command Ctrl – w Use Deletes the word immediately to the left of the cursor in the console. Syntax Ctrl + W
Command Ctrl – e Use Moves cursor to end of current line in console. Syntax Ctrl + E
Command Esc – b Use Moves cursor back one word in the console. Syntax Esc, then ‘B’ character.
Command Return (at –More– prompt) Use Displays one more line of output at the ‘–More–‘ prompt. Syntax Hit ‘Return’ key at ‘–More–‘ prompt. Example First, the show run command is executed, which has a very large output. R2#show run Building configuration…Current configuration : 1249 bytes ! version 12.4 service timestamps …
Command Ctrl – Y Use Recalls the most recent entry in the delete buffer. Syntax Ctrl + Y Example First, a command is typed in the console. R2(config)#show run | sec router Next, ctrl – x is used to delete the entire line. In its place, the user types do. R2(config)#do …
Command Ctrl – U, Ctrl – X Use Clears all of the line behind the cursor in the console. Syntax Ctrl + U OR Ctrl + X
Command ESC – d Use Deletes any full word ahead of the cursor in the command console. Syntax ESC, then ‘d’ character Example For example, after typing the following command, the cursor is navigated to the beginning of the line, highliting the ‘s’. R4(config)#show ip route After using ESC, …
Command Ctrl – A Use Moves cursor to the beginning of the line in the command console. Syntax ctrl + A
Command Ctrl – F Use Advances the cursor one character forward in the command console. Syntax ctrl + f