Cisco Catalyst 250 Series User Manual

How to Use the CLI to Configure Features
Configuring the Command History
The software provides a history or record of commands that you have entered. The command history feature
is particularly useful for recalling long or complex commands or entries, including access lists. You can
customize this feature to suit your needs.
Changing the Command History Buffer Size
By default, the switch records ten command lines in its history buffer. You can alter this number for a current
terminal session or for all sessions on a particular line. This procedure is optional.
SUMMARY STEPS
1.
terminal history [size number-of-lines]
DETAILED STEPS
PurposeCommand or Action
Changes the number of command lines that the switch records during
the current terminal session in privileged EXEC mode. You can
configure the size from 0 to 256.
terminal history [size number-of-lines]
Example:
Switch# terminal history size 200
Step 1
Recalling Commands
To recall commands from the history buffer, perform one of the actions listed in this table. These actions are
optional.
The arrow keys function only on ANSI-compatible terminals such as VT100s.Note
SUMMARY STEPS
1.
Ctrl-P or use the up arrow key
2.
Ctrl-N or use the down arrow key
3.
show history
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Using the Command-Line Interface
How to Use the CLI to Configure Features

Cisco Catalyst 250 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	Catalyst 250 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English