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Cisco Initial Config Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

Command-line interface commands and keyboard shortcuts for Cisco IOS

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Modes

1
User EXEC
Device>
2
Privileged EXEC
Device#
3
Global Config
Device­­(c­o­n­fig)#
4a
Interface Config
Device­­(c­o­n­fi­­g-if)#
4b
Line Config
Device­­(c­o­n­fi­­g-line)

General Commands

Command
From Mode
Function
enable
user EXEC
^ priv EXEC
configure terminal
priv EXEC
^ global config
interface <>
global config
^ interface config
line <>
global config
^ line config
 

Keyboard Shortcuts

Up Arrow
Re-type last command typed
Ctrl + Shift + 6
Cancels current process
Ctrl + C
Exits config mode
Ctrl+ Z
Applies current command & returns to priv EXEC mode
Ctrl+ U
Erases anything on current prompt line
Tab
Completes abbrev­­iated command
Ctrl + A
Jumps to the front of the line
Ctrl + E
Jumps to the end of the line

Initial Config­­ur­ation (Switches and Routers)