Using the CLI 27
The following example illustrates how to access Privileged Exec mode and return back to the User EXEC
mode:
The Exit command is used to return from any mode to the previous mode except when returning to User
EXEC mode from the Privileged EXEC mode. For example, the Exit command is used to return from
the Interface Configuration mode to the Global Configuration mode
Global Configuration Mode
Global Configuration mode commands apply to features that affect the system as a whole, rather than
just a specific interface. The Privileged EXEC mode command configure is used to enter the Global
Configuration mode.
To enter the Global Configuration mode perform the following steps:
1
At the Privileged EXEC mode prompt enter the command
configure
and press
<Enter>
. The Global
Configuration mode prompt is displayed. The Global Configuration mode prompt consists of the
device "host name" followed by the word "(config)" and "
#
".
2
Use one of the following commands to return from the Global Configuration mode to the Privileged
EXEC mode:
•exit
•end
• Ctrl+Z
The following example illustrates how to access Global Configuration mode and returns to the Privileged
EXEC mode:
console>enable
Enter Password: ******
console#
console#disable
console>
console(config)#
console#
console#configure
console(config)#exit
console#
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