CLI Keyboard Shortcuts

The following table lists CLI keyboard shortcuts.

Keystroke Description
Ctrl+A Moves the cursor to the beginning of the command line.
Ctrl+B (or the left arrow key) Moves the cursor back one character.
Ctrl+C Escapes and terminates command prompts and ongoing tasks (such as lengthy displays), and displays a fresh command prompt.
Ctrl+E Moves the cursor to the end of the command line.
Ctrl+F (or the right arrow key) Moves the cursor forward one character.
Ctrl+N (or the down arrow key) Displays commands in the history buffer with the most recent command displayed last.
Ctrl+P (or the up arrow key) Displays commands in the history buffer with the most recent command displayed first.
Ctrl+U Deletes all characters from the cursor to the beginning of the command line.
Ctrl+W Deletes the last word you typed.
Ctrl+Z Returns to privileged EXEC mode. Using Ctrl+Z in privileged EXEC mode runs partial commands.
Esc B Moves the cursor back one word.
Esc F Moves the cursor forward one word.