Cisco IOS Shortcuts

I think sometimes we need to have easy way to get around. Here is a short list of useful shortcuts that can be used while you are working CLI on Cisco equipment:

Ctrl+B or Left Move the cursor one character to the left
Ctrl+F or Right Move the cursor one character to the right
Esc, B Move the cursor one word to the left
Esc, F Move the cursor one word to the right
Ctrl+A Move cursor to the beginning of the line
Ctrl+E Move cursor to the end of the line
Ctrl+P or Up Retrieve last command from history
Ctrl+N or Down Retrieve next command from history
Ctrl+T Swap the current character with the one before it
Ctrl+W Erase one word
Ctrl+U Erase the entire line
Ctrl+L Reprint the line
Ctrl+C Exit configuration mode
Ctrl+Z Apply the current command and exit configuration mode

Leave a Reply