BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide 353-1001986-01EXEC commands 1Line editing commandsThe CLI supports the following line editing commands. To enter a line-editing command, use theCTRL-key combination for the command by pressing and holding the CTRL key, then pressing theletter associated with the command.EXEC commandsThere are two different levels of EXEC commands, the User Level and the Privileged Level.User levelThe User level commands are at the top of the CLI hierarchy. These are the first commands that youhave access to when connected to the device through the CLI. For example, when you first connectto the device, you may see the following prompt.BigIron RX>The “BigIron RX“part of the prompt is configurable. Your system may display a different string.At this level, you can view basic system information and verify connectivity but cannot make anychanges to the device configuration. To make changes to the configuration, you must move toother levels of the CLI hierarchy. such as the Privileged EXEC level.Privileged EXEC levelCommands at the Privileged EXEC level enable you to transfer and store software images andconfiguration files between the network and the system, and review the configuration.TABLE 27 CLI line-editing commandsCtrl-key combination DescriptionCtrl-A Moves to the first character on the command line.Ctrl-B Moves the cursor back one character.Ctrl-C Escapes and terminates command prompts and ongoing tasks (such aslengthy displays), and displays a fresh command prompt.Ctrl-D Deletes the character at the cursor.Ctrl-E Moves to the end of the current command line.Ctrl-F Moves the cursor forward one character.Ctrl-K Deletes all characters from the cursor to the end of the command line.Ctrl-L; Ctrl-R Repeats the current command line on a new line.Ctrl-N Enters the next command line in the history buffer.Ctrl-P Enters the previous command line in the history buffer.Ctrl-U; Ctrl-X Deletes all characters from the cursor to the beginning of the commandline.Ctrl-W Deletes the last word you typed.Ctrl-Z Moves from any CONFIG level of the CLI to the Privileged EXEC level; at thePrivileged EXEC level, moves to the User EXEC level.
