3Com Switch 8800 Configuration Guide Chapter 3 Command Line Interface3-93.3.2 Displaying Characteristics of Command LineCommand line interface provides the following display characteristics:z For users’ convenience, the instruction and help information can be displayed inboth English and Chinese.z For the information to be displayed exceeding one screen, pausing function isprovided. In this case, users can have three choices, as shown in the table below.Table 3-2 Functions of displayingKey or Command FunctionPress when the displaypausesStop displaying and executingcommand.Enter a space when the display pauses Continue to display the next screen ofinformation.Press when the display pauses Continue to display the next line ofinformation.3.3.3 History Command of Command LineCommand line interface provides the function similar to that of DosKey. The commandsentered by users can be automatically saved by the command line interface and youcan invoke and execute them at any time later. History command buffer is defaulted as10. The operations are shown in the table below.Table 3-3 Retrieve history commandOperation Key ResultDisplay historycommanddisplayhistory-commandDisplay history command by userinputtingRetrieve theprevious historycommandUp cursor key <↑> orRetrieve the previous historycommand, if there is any.Retrieve the nexthistory commandDown cursor key <↓>or Retrieve the next historycommand, if there is any.Note:Cursor keys can be used to retrieve the history commands in Windows 3.X Terminaland Telnet. However, in Windows 9X HyperTerminal, the cursor keys ↑ and ↓ do notwork, because Windows 9X HyperTerminal defines the two keys differently. In thiscase, use the combination keys <Ctrl+P> and <Ctrl+N> instead for the same purpose.
