Chapter 4
| System Management Commands
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history - The number of lines stored in the command buffer, and recalled
using the arrow keys. (Range: 0-256)
length - The number of lines displayed on the screen. (Range: 0-512, where
0 means not to pause)
terminal-type - The type of terminal emulation used.
ansi-bbs - ANSI-BBS
vt-100 - VT-100
vt-102 - VT-102
width - The number of character columns displayed on the terminal.
(Range: 0-80)
Default Setting
Escape Character: 27 (ASCII-number)
History: 10
Length: 24
Terminal Type: VT100
Width: 80
Command Mode
Privileged Exec
Example
This example sets the number of lines displayed by commands with lengthy output
such as show running-config to 48 lines.
Console#terminal length 48
Console#
show line This command displays the terminal line’s parameters.
Syntax
show line [console | vty]
console - Console terminal line.
vty - Virtual terminal for remote console access (i.e., Telnet).
Default Setting
Shows all lines
Command Mode
Normal Exec, Privileged Exec