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Using the Command Line Interface (CLI)
CLI Control and Editing
CLI Control and Editing
Keystrokes Function
[Ctrl] [A] Jumps to the first character of the command line.
[Ctrl] [B] or [<] Moves the cursor back (to the left) one character.
[Ctrl] [C] Terminates a task if one is running and displays the command line.
[Ctrl] [D] Deletes the character at the cursor.
[Ctrl] [E] Jumps to the end of the current command line (the character position after the
last character in the CLI command input buffer).
[Ctrl] [F] or [>] Moves the cursor forward (to the right) one character if the cursor is not at the
end of the current command line.
[Ctrl] [H] Deletes the first character to the left of the command line.
[Ctrl] [K] Deletes from the cursor to the end of the command line.
[Ctrl] [L] or [Ctrl] [R] Repeats current command line on a new line.
[Ctrl] [N] or [v] Enters the next command line in the history buffer.
[Ctrl] [P] or [^] Enters the previous command line in the history buffer.
[Ctrl] [R] Repeats current command line on a new line.
[Ctrl] [U] or [Ctrl] [X] Deletes from the cursor to the beginning of the command line.
[Ctrl] [W] Deletes the last word typed.
[Ctrl] [Y] Recalls the most recent entry in the delete buffer.
[Ctrl] [Z] This character closes the current session, returning the operator to the previous
context (config).
[Esc] [B] Moves the cursor backward (to the left) one word.
[Esc] [D] Deletes from the cursor to the end of the word.
[Esc] [F] Moves the cursor forward (to the right) one word.
[Ctrl] [H], [Delete], or
[Backspace]
Deletes the first character to the left of the command line.
Tab or "?" Completes the current word of a command.