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Chapter 2 Command-Line Interfaces Performing Command Line Processing This example shows how to open a Telnet session to the switch: unix_host% telnet Router_1 Trying 172.20.52.40... Connected to 172.20.52.40. Escape character is '^]'. User Access Verification Password: Router_1> enable Password: Router_1# Performing Command Line Processing Commands are not case sensitive. You can abbreviate commands and parameters if the abbreviations contain enough letters to be different from any other currently available commands or parameters. You can scroll through the last 20 commands stored in the history buffer, and enter or edit the command at the prompt. Table 2-1 lists the keyboard shortcuts for entering and editing commands. Table 2-1 Keyboard Shortcuts Keystrokes Purpose Press Ctrl-B or press the left arrow key1 Moves the cursor back one character. Press Ctrl-F or press the right arrow key1 Moves the cursor forward one character. Press Ctrl-A Moves the cursor to the beginning of the command line. Press Ctrl-E Moves the cursor to the end of the command line. Press Esc B Moves the cursor back one word. Press Esc F Moves the cursor forward one word. 1. The arrow keys function only on ANSI-compatible terminals such as VT100s. Performing History Substitution The history buffer stores the last 20 commands you entered. History substitution allows you to access these commands without retyping them, by using special abbreviated commands. Table 2-2 lists the history substitution commands. OL-11439-03 Catalyst Supervisor Engine 32 PISA Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide, Release 12.2ZY 2-3