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