Cisco Nexus 5500 Series - Special Characters; Keystroke Shortcuts

Special Characters
This table lists the characters that have special meaning in Cisco NX-OS text strings and should be used only
in regular expressions or other special contexts.
Table 4: Special Characters
DescriptionCharacter
Percent%
Pound, hash, or number#
Ellipsis...
Vertical bar|
Less than or greater than< >
Brackets[ ]
Braces{ }
Keystroke Shortcuts
This table lists command key combinations that can be used in both EXEC and configuration modes.
Table 5: Keystroke Shortcuts
DescriptionKeystokes
Moves the cursor to the beginning of the line.Ctrl-A
Moves the cursor one character to the left. When you
enter a command that extends beyond a single line,
you can press the Left Arrow or Ctrl-B keys
repeatedly to scroll back toward the system prompt
and verify the beginning of the command entry, or
you can press the Ctrl-A key combination.
Ctrl-B
Cancels the command and returns to the command
prompt.
Ctrl-C
Deletes the character at the cursor.Ctrl-D
Moves the cursor to the end of the line.Ctrl-E
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Special Characters