Enterasys 6000 User Guide

Starting the Command Line Interface

Software Installation and Setup

The command prompt will show the name of the 6SSRM-02 in front of the mode 
character(s). The default name is “ssr”. The procedure in 

 describes how to change the system name.

When you are in Configure or Enable mode, use the exit command or press Ctrl+Z to exit to the 
previous access mode.

When you exit Configure mode, the CLI will ask you whether you want to activate the 
configuration commands you have issued. If you enter yes or y, the configuration 
commands you issued are placed into effect and the 6SSRM-02’s configuration is 
changed accordingly. However, the changes are not written to the Startup configuration file 
in the 6SSRM-02’s boot flash and therefore are not reinstated after a reboot. See 

 for 

information about saving configuration changes.

The CLI supports EMACs-like line editing commands. The following table lists some commonly 
used commands. For a complete set of commands, see the SmartSwitch Router User Reference 
Manual.  

Ctrl+A

Move cursor to beginning of line

Ctrl+B

Move cursor back one character

Ctrl+D

Delete character

Ctrl+E

Move cursor to end of line

Ctrl+F

Move cursor forward one character

Ctrl+N

Scroll to next command in command history (use the cli show 
history command to display the history)

Ctrl+P

Scroll to previous command in command history

Ctrl+U

Erase entire line

Ctrl+X

Erase from cursor to end of line

Ctrl+Z

Exit current access mode to previous access mode