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Chapter 3 Getting Started with the CLI
Command Usage Basics
Each command mode supports specific Cisco IOS commands. For example, the
interface command is used only from global configuration mode.
Table 3-1 describes how to access each mode, the prompt you see in that mode,
and how to exit the mode. The examples in the table use the host name switch.
Table 3-1 Command Modes Summary
Modes Access Method Prompt Exit Method About This Mode
1
User EXEC Begin a session
with your switch.
switch>
Enter logout or
quit.
Use this mode to
• Change
terminal
settings.
• Perform basic
tests.
• Display
system
information.
Privileged
EXEC
Enter the enable
command while in
user EXEC mode.
switch#
Enter disable to
exit.
Use this mode to
verify commands
you have entered.
Use a password to
protect access to
this mode.
VLAN
database
Enter the vlan
database command
while in privileged
EXEC mode.
switch(vlan)#
To exit to
privileged EXEC
mode, enter exit.
Use this mode to
configure
VLAN-specific
parameters.
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