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Abbreviating Commands, Undoing Commands, Command-Line Error Messages, Saving Configuration Changes

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Saving Configuration Changes Appendix A Cisco IOS Software Basic Skills Abbreviating Commands You only have to enter enough characters for the router to recognize the command as unique. This example shows how to enter the show version command: Router # sh v Undoing Commands If you want to disable a feature or undo a command you entered, you can enter the keyword no before most commands; for example, no ip routing. Command-Line Error Messages Table A-3 lists some error messages that you might encounter while using the CLI to configure your router. Table A-3 Common CLI Error Messages Error Message % Ambiguous command: "show con" % Incomplete command. % Invalid input detected at '^' marker. Meaning How to Get Help You did not enter enough characters for your router to recognize the command. Reenter the command, followed by a question mark (?) with no space between the command and the question mark. The possible keywords that you can enter with the command are displayed. You did not enter all of the keywords or values required by this command. Reenter the command, followed by a question mark (?) with no space between the command and the question mark. The possible keywords that you can enter with the command are displayed. You entered the command Enter a question mark (?) to incorrectly. The error occurred display all of the commands that where the caret mark (^) appears. are available in this particular command mode. Saving Configuration Changes You need to enter the copy running-config startup-config command to save your configuration changes to nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM) so that they are not lost if there is a system reload or power outage. This example shows how to use this command to save your changes: Router# copy running-config startup-config Destination filename [startup-config]? Cisco Secure Router 520 Series Software Configuration Guide A-6 OL-14210-01

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Cisco Secure Router 520 Series Software Configuration Guide
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Appendix A
Cisco IOS Software Basic Skills
Saving Configuration Changes
Abbreviating Commands
You only have to enter enough characters for the router to recognize the command as unique. This
example shows how to enter the
show version
command:
Router #
sh v
Undoing Commands
If you want to disable a feature or undo a command you entered, you can enter the keyword
no
before
most commands; for example,
no ip routing
.
Command-Line Error Messages
Table A-3
lists some error messages that you might encounter while using the CLI to configure your
router.
Saving Configuration Changes
You need to enter the
copy
running-config startup-config
command to save your configuration changes
to nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM) so that they are not lost if there is a system reload or power outage. This
example shows how to use this command to save your changes:
Router#
copy running-config startup-config
Destination filename [startup-config]?
Table A-3
Common CLI Error Messages
Error Message
Meaning
How to Get Help
% Ambiguous command:
"show con”
You did not enter enough
characters for your router to
recognize the command.
Reenter the command, followed
by a question mark (
?
) with no
space between the command and
the question mark.
The possible keywords that you
can enter with the command are
displayed.
% Incomplete command.
You did not enter all of the
keywords or values required by
this command.
Reenter the command, followed
by a question mark (
?
) with no
space between the command and
the question mark.
The possible keywords that you
can enter with the command are
displayed.
% Invalid input detected at
‘^’ marker.
You entered the command
incorrectly. The error occurred
where the caret mark (^) appears.
Enter a question mark
(?
) to
display all of the commands that
are available in this particular
command mode.