Control the CLI Environment

To configure the command-line interface (CLI) environment, use the operational-mode CLI set command:

user@host> set cli ?

Possible completions:

    complete-on-space                                Toggle word completion on space

    idle-timeout                                    Set the cli maximum idle time

    prompt                                    Set the cli command prompt string

    restart-on-upgrade                                    Set cli to prompt for restart after a software upgrade

    screen-length                                    Set number of lines on screen

    screen-width                                    Set number of characters on a line

    terminal                                    Set terminal type

When you use ssh to log in to the router, or log in from the console when its terminal type is already configured (as described in Configure Console and Auxiliary Port Properties), your terminal type, screen length, and screen width are already set, so you do not need to change them.

This chapter discusses the following topics:

• Set the Terminal Type
• Set the Screen Length
• Set the Screen Width
• Set the CLI Prompt
• Set the Idle Timeout
• Set the CLI to Prompt after a Software Upgrade
• Set Command Completion
• Display CLI Settings
• Example: Control the CLI Environment