Using the Command Line-Editing Keys These line-editing keys are available when you are using the CLI: Key Description Backspace This key deletes character to left of cursor and shifts remainder of line to left. Delete or [Ctrl] + D Deletes character under cursor and shifts remainder of line to left. [Ctrl] + K Deletes characters from under cursor to end of line. Insert Toggles between on and off. When on, inserts text and shifts previous text to right. Left Arrow Moves cursor to left. Right Arrow Moves cursor to right. Home or [Ctrl] + A Moves cursor to first character in line. End or [Ctrl] + E Moves cursor to last character in line. [Ctrl] + L Clears screen and movers cursor to beginning of line. [Ctrl] + P or Up Arrow Displays previous command in command history buffer and places cursor at end of command. [Ctrl] + N or Down Arrow Displays next command in command history buffer and places cursor at end of command. [Ctrl] + U Clears all characters typed from cursor to beginning of line. [Ctrl] + W Deletes previous word. When you choose to display output in multiple pages, the CLI has additional “editor” keys available: Key Description 1 + [Shift] + g Moves to the top of the screen display. 1 + g Moves to the bottom of the screen display. /textstring Searches forward for the textstring you enter. ?textstring Searches backward for the textstring you enter. Spacebar Moves forward a page. [Enter] Moves forward one line. q Quits out of what it was doing and returns you to the command prompt.
