Important Key Combinations of Cisco IOS Command Line Interface (CLI), Cisco IOS Shortcut Keys
Following keys combinations are very useful while working with Cisco IOS Command Line Interface (CLI). Most important Cisco IOS Shortcut Keys are
Key Combination |
Purpose |
CTRL-A |
Cursor moves to the "Beginning" of the Line. |
CTRL-E |
Cursor moves to the “End” of the line |
CTRL-B |
Cursor moves back "Back One Character". (or Left Arrow) |
CTRL-F |
Cursor moves forward "Back One Character". (or Right Arrow) |
ESCAPE-B |
Cursor moves "Backward to the Beginning of the Next Word". |
ESCAPE-F |
Cursor moves "Forward to the Beginning of the Next Word". |
CTRL-U |
Erases the line completely |
CTRL-W |
Erases the word the cursor is under |
CTRL-Z |
Move from Configuration mode back to Privilege EXEC mode |
CTRL-D |
Delete |