Controlling the CLI Environment

In operational mode, you can control the command-line interface (CLI) environment. For example, you can specify the number lines that are displayed on the screen or your terminal type. The following output lists the options that you can use to control the CLI environment:

Possible completions:
  complete-on-space    Set whether typing space completes current word
  directory            Set working directory
  idle-timeout         Set maximum idle time before login session ends
  logical-router       Set default logical router
  prompt               Set CLI command prompt string
  restart-on-upgrade   Set whether CLI prompts to restart after software upgrade
  screen-length        Set number of lines on screen
  screen-width         Set number of characters on a line
  terminal             Set terminal type
  timestamp            Timestamp CLI output

Note: 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 the JUNOS System Basics Configuration Guide), your terminal type, screen length, and screen width are already set.

This chapter discusses the following topics:

• Setting the Terminal Type
• Setting the Screen Length and Width
• Setting the CLI Prompt
• Setting the CLI Directory
• Setting the CLI Timestamp
• Setting the Idle Timeout
• Setting the CLI to Prompt After a Software Upgrade
• Setting Command Completion
• Displaying CLI Settings
• Example: Controlling the CLI Environment