Nortel Networks 4050 User Manual

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Appendix A CLI reference 807
Nortel Secure Network Access Switch 4050 User Guide
 
CLI shortcuts
You can use the following CLI command shortcuts:
Command stacking
To access a submenu and one of the related menu options, you can type multiple 
commands, separated by forward slashes (
/
), on a single line. 
For example, to access the 
list
 command in the NTP Servers menu from the 
Main menu prompt, use the following keyboard shortcut:
>> Main# cfg/sys/time/ntp/list
Ctrl+b
Move the cursor back, one position to the left. You can also use the left arrow key. 
Ctrl+f
Move the cursor forward, one position to the right. You can also use the right arrow 
key.
Backspace
Erase one character to the left of the cursor position. You can also use the Delete 
key.
Ctrl+d
Delete one character at the cursor position.
Ctrl+k
Kill (erase) all characters from the cursor position to the end of the command line.
Ctrl+l
Rewrite the most recent command.
Ctrl+c
Abort an on-going transaction. TIP: Press Ctrl+c when there is no on-going 
transaction, in order to display the current menu.
Note: Pressing Ctrl+c does not abort screen output generated by the 
cur
 
command. Press q to abort the extensive screen output that may result from the 
cur
 
command.
Ctrl+u
Clear the entire line.
Other keys
Insert new characters at the cursor position.
Table 180   
Command line history and editing options (Sheet 2 of 2)
Option
Description