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34 CHAPTER 1: USING THE COMMAND-LINE INTERFACE
History Buffer The history buffer stores the last 63 commands you entered during a
terminal session. You can use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to
select a command that you want to repeat from the history buffer.
Tabs The MSS CLI uses the Tab key for command completion. You can type the
first few characters of a command and press the Tab key to show the
command(s) that begin with those characters. For example:
WX1200# display i <Tab>
ifm display interfaces maintained by the interface
manager
igmp display igmp information
interface display interfaces
ip display ip information
Single-Asterisk (*)
Wildcard Character
You can use the single-asterisk (*) wildcard character in globbing. (For
details, see “User Globs, MAC Address Globs, and VLAN Globs” on
page 30.)
Double-Asterisk (**)
Wildcard Characters
The double-asterisk (**) wildcard character matches all usernames. For
details, see “User Globs” on page 30.
Ctrl+U or Ctrl+X Deletes characters from the cursor to the beginning
of the command line.
Ctrl+W Deletes the last word typed.
Esc B Moves the cursor back one word.
Esc D Deletes characters from the cursor forward to the
end of the word.
Delete key or Backspace key Erases mistake made during command entry. Reenter
the command after using this key.
Table 4 Keyboard Shortcuts (continued)
Keyboard Shortcut(s) Function