Related Documentation
- EX, J, M, MX, PTX, T Series
- Using Wildcard Characters in Interface Names
- Using Global Replace in a Junos Configuration
Using Keyboard Sequences to Move Around and Edit the Junos OS CLI
You can use keyboard sequences in the Junos OS command-line interface (CLI) to move around and edit the command line. You can also use keyboard sequences to scroll through a list of recently executed commands. Table 1 lists some of the CLI keyboard sequences. They are the same as those used in Emacs.
Table 1: CLI Keyboard Sequences
Category | Action | Keyboard Sequence |
|---|---|---|
| Move the Cursor | Move the cursor back one character. | Ctrl+b |
Move the cursor back one word. | Esc+b or Alt+b | |
Move the cursor forward one character. | Ctrl+f | |
Move the cursor forward one word. | Esc+f or Alt+f | |
Move the cursor to the beginning of the command line. | Ctrl+a | |
Move the cursor to the end of the command line. | Ctrl+e | |
| Delete Characters | Delete the character before the cursor. | Ctrl+h, Delete, or Backspace |
Delete the character at the cursor. | Ctrl+d | |
Delete all characters from the cursor to the end of the command line. | Ctrl+k | |
Delete all characters on the command line. | Ctrl+u or Ctrl+x | |
Delete the word before the cursor. | Ctrl+w, Esc+Backspace, or Alt+Backspace | |
Delete the word after the cursor. | Esc+d or Alt+d | |
| Insert Recently Deleted Text | Insert the most recently deleted text at the cursor. | Ctrl+y |
| Redraw the Screen | Redraw the current line. | Ctrl+l |
| Display Previous Command Lines | Scroll backward through the list of recently executed commands. | Ctrl+p |
Scroll forward through the list of recently executed commands. | Ctrl+n | |
Search the CLI history in reverse order for lines matching the search string. | Ctrl+r | |
Search the CLI history by typing some text at the prompt, followed by the keyboard sequence. The CLI attempts to expand the text into the most recent word in the history for which the text is a prefix. | Esc+/ | |
| Display Previous Command Words | Scroll backward through the list of recently entered words in a command line. | Esc+. or Alt+. |
| Repeat Keyboard Sequences | Specify the number of times to execute a keyboard sequence. number can be from 1 through 9 and sequence is the keyboard sequence that you want to execute. | Esc+number sequence or Alt+number sequence |
Related Documentation
- EX, J, M, MX, PTX, T Series
- Using Wildcard Characters in Interface Names
- Using Global Replace in a Junos Configuration
Published: 2012-11-27
Related Documentation
- EX, J, M, MX, PTX, T Series
- Using Wildcard Characters in Interface Names
- Using Global Replace in a Junos Configuration
