Basic Command Line Commands

The command line window is full of output from other commands and is cluttered and hard to read.

• cls

• F7

• up-arrow

• help

You want to see a list of the commands recently executed so you can choose one to run again.

• cls

• F7

• up-arrow

• help

You entered a command incorrectly and would like to bring back the incorrect command so you can correct it and run it.

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• F7

• up-arrow

• help

You want to see all the commands available at the command line.

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• [command]/?

• up-arrow

• help

You want to find a command to use for a specific task and want to see the output one screen at a time.

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• [command]/?

• exit

• help

You want to see the options available for a command.

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• [command]/?

• exit

• Ctrl+C

You are finished working at the command line and want to end the session.

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• [command]/?

• exit

• Ctrl+C

A command is generating a lot of output and is taking too long to run. You want to stop it.

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• [command]/?

• exit

• Ctrl+C