1-13Terminal DisplayThe CLI provides the screen splitting feature to have display output suspended when the screen is full.When display output pauses, you can perform the following operations as needed (see Table 1-2).Table 1-2 Display-related operationsOperation FunctionPress Stop the display output and execution of thecommand.Press any character except , , /,+, and - when the display output pauses Stop the display output.Press the space key Get to the next page.Press Get to the next line.Command HistoryThe CLI provides the command history function. You can use the display history-command commandto view a specific number of latest executed commands and execute them again in a convenient way.By default, the CLI can store up to 10 latest executed commands for each user. You can view thecommand history by performing the operations listed in the following table:Follow these steps to view history commands:Purpose Operation RemarksDisplay the latestexecuted historycommandsExecute the displayhistory-command commandThis command displays thecommand history.Recall the previoushistory commandPress the up arrow key orThis operation recalls the previoushistory command (if available).Recall the next historycommandPress the down arrow key orThis operation recalls the next historycommand (if available).z The Windows 9x HyperTerminal explains the up and down arrow keys in a different way, andtherefore the two keys are invalid when you access history commands in such an environment.However, you can use and instead to achieve the same purpose.z When you enter the same command multiple times consecutively, only one history command entryis created by the command line interface.Error PromptsIf a command passes the syntax check, it will be successfully executed; otherwise, an error messagewill be displayed. Table 1-3 lists the common error messages.
