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User Interface Commands

Dell™ PowerConnect™ 3324/3348 Switch CLI Guide

  enable

  disable

  login

  exit(configuration)

  exit(EXEC)

  end

  help

  history

  history size

  debug-mode

  show history

  show privilege



enable

Use the enable user EXEC command to enter the Privileged EXEC Mode.

Syntax

enable [privilege-level]

Default Configuration

The default privilege level is 15.

Command Mode

User EXEC Mode

User Guidelines

There are no user guidelines for this command.

Examples

The following example shows how to enter privileged mode:

Console> enable

enter password:

Console#


disable

Use the disable privileged EXEC command to return the prompt to User EXEC Mode.

Syntax

disable [privilege-level]

Default Configuration

The default privilege level is 1.

Command Mode

Privileged EXEC Mode

User Guidelines

There are no user guidelines for this command.

Examples

The following example shows how to return to User EXEC Mode.

Console# disable

Console>


login

Use the login privileged EXEC command to exit the EXEC mode and log on again.

Syntax

login

Default Configuration

This command has no default configuration.

Command Mode

Privileged EXEC Mode

User Guidelines

There are no user guidelines for this command.

Examples

The following example displays how to exit the EXEC mode and log on again.

Console > enable

Console#

Console# login

Console>


exit(configuration)

Use the exit command to exit any configuration mode and enter the next highest mode in the CLI mode hierarchy.

Syntax

exit

Default Configuration

This command has no default configuration.

Command Mode

All command modes

User Guidelines

There are no user guidelines for this command.

Examples

The following example changes the configuration mode from Interface Configuration Mode to User EXEC Mode.

Console(config-if)# exit

Console(config)# exit

Console#


exit(EXEC)

Use the exit user EXEC command to close an active terminal session by logging off the device.

Syntax

exit

Default Configuration

This command has no default configuration.

Command Mode

User EXEC Mode

User Guidelines

There are no user guidelines for this command.

Examples

The following example closes an active terminal session.

Console> exit


end

The end global configuration mode command returns the command mode to Privileged Mode.

Syntax

end

Default Configuration

This command has no default configuration.

Command Mode

All command modes

User Guidelines

There are no user guidelines for this command.

Examples

The following example returns the command mode to Privileged Mode.

Console (config-if)# end

Console #


help

Use the help command to display a brief description of the help system.

Syntax

help

Default Configuration

This command has no default configuration.

Command Mode

All command modes

User Guidelines

There are no user guidelines for this command.


history

Use the history line configuration command to enable the command history function. To disable the command history feature, use the no form of this command.

Syntax

history

no history

Default Configuration

The history function is enabled.

Command Mode

Line Configuration Mode

User Guidelines

There are no user guidelines for this command.

Examples

The following example enables the command history function.

Console (config-line)# history


history size

Use the history size line configuration command to set the command history buffer size for a particular line. To reset the command history buffer size to the default, use the no form of this command.

Syntax

history size number-of-commands

no history size

Default Configuration

The default history buffer size is 10.

Command Mode

Line Configuration Mode

User Guidelines

There are no user guidelines for this command.

Examples

The following example changes the command history buffer size to 100 entries for a particular line.

Console (config-line)# history size 100


debug-mode

The debug-mode privilege EXEC command switches the mode to debug.

Syntax

debug-mode

Default Configuration

This command has no default configuration.

Command Mode

Privilege EXEC Mode

User Guidelines

There are no user guidelines for this command.

Examples

The following example enables the debug command interface.

console# debug

>debug

Enter DEBUG Password: *****

DEBUG>


show history

Use the show history privileged EXEC command to list the commands entered in the current session.

Syntax

show history

Default Configuration

This command has no default configuration.

Command Mode

Privilege EXEC Mode

User Guidelines

The command in the buffer also includes commands that were not executed.

The commands are listed from the first to the latest command.

The buffer remains unchanged when entering the configuration mode and returning back.

Examples

The following example displays the all commands entered while in the current Privileged EXEC Mode.

Console# show history

Console# show version

Console# show clock

Console# show history


show privilege

Use the show privilege privileged EXEC command to display the current privilege level.

Syntax

show privilege

Default Configuration

This command has no default configuration.

Command Mode

Privilege EXEC Mode

User Guidelines

There are no user guidelines for this command.

Examples

The following example displays the current privilege level.

Console# show privilege

Current privilege level is 15


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