Command-line interface commands and keyboard shortcuts for Cisco IOS
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Level
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Mode
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Prompt
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1
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User EXEC
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Device>
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2
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Privileged EXEC
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Device#
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3
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Global Config
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Device(config)#
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4a
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Interface Config
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Device(config-if)#
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4b
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Line Config
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Device(config-line)
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Up Arrow
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Automatically re-types last command
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Ctrl+Shift+6
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Oh crap, stop! (Cancels whatever it's currently doing)
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Ctrl+C
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Exits config mode
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Ctrl+Z
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Applies current command & returns to priv. EXEC mode
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Ctrl+U
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Erases anything on current prompt line
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Tab
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Completes abbreviated command
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Command
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Information Displayed
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show version |
IOS version, memory capacity, etc.
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show mac address-table |
MAC address table
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show ip route |
routing table
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show interface g0/0 |
status, MAC, IP, etc. for Gigabit Ethernet 0/0
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show ip interface brief |
name, IP, status, etc. (all interfaces)
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Command
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From Mode
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Function
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sdm pre dual def |
global config
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used if switch won't take IPv6 address
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Short
Command |
Complete Command
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Function
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en |
enable |
user EXEC > priv. EXEC
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conf t |
config terminal |
priv. EXEC > global config
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int |
interface |
global config > interface config
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li |
line |
global config > line config
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sh run |
show running-config |
shows current config
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cop r s |
copy running-config startup-config |
saves current config
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no ip dom lo |
no ip domain-lookup |
keeps router from trying to read bad cmds as host names
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era star [Tab] |
erase startup-config |
MUST use after labs to reset router configs!
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del vlan.dat |
delete vlan.dat |
MUST use after labs to reset router configs!
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Command
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From Mode
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What It Does
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hostname xyz |
global config
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sets hostname to xyz
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enable secret xyz |
global config
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sets encrypted password for priv. EXEC to xyz
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service password-encrypt |
global config
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encrypts all passwords
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line console 0 |
global config
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enters line config mode for console
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line vty 0 15 |
global config
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enters line config mode for 16 vty lines
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password xyz |
line config
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sets line password to xyz
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login |
line config
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enables users to login
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int vlan 1 |
global config
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enters interface config mode for vlan1
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ip address [IP] [subnet] |
interface config
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sets IP address
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no shut |
interface config
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turns on interface
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banner motd #Text Here# |
global config
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sets motd banner
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Command
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From Mode
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Function
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interface g0/1 |
global config
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enters interface config for Gigabit Ethernet 0/1
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ip address IP/prefix |
interface config
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sets interface's IPv4 address
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no shut |
interface config
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turns on the interface
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description description text |
interface config
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used to document info about the interface
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ipv6 address IP/prefix |
interface config
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sets interface's IPv6 address
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ipv6 address IP/prefix link-local |
interface config
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sets interface's IPv6 link-local address
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ipv6 unicast-routing |
global config
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enables IPv6 routing
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