The following table describes the different shortcut options and functions that are available from the Cisco Command Line Interface.
| Keystroke | Function |
| Ctrl-A | Jumps to the first character of the command line. |
| Ctrl-B or the left arrow key | Moves the cursor back one character |
| Ctrl-C | Escapes and terminates prompts and tasks. |
| Ctrl-D | Deletes the character at the cursor |
| Ctrl-E | Jumps to the end of the current command line |
| Ctrl-F or the right arrow key1 | Moves the cursor forward one character. |
| Ctrl-K | Deletes from the cursor to the end of the command line. |
| Ctrl-L; Ctrl-R | Repeats current command line on a new line. |
| Ctrl-N or the down arrow key1 | Enters next command line in the history buffer. |
| Ctrl-P or the up arrow key1 | Enters previous command line in the history buffer. |
| Ctrl-U; Ctrl-X | Deletes from the cursor to the beginning of the command line. |
| Ctrl-W | Deletes last word typed. |
| Esc B | Moves the cursor back one word. |
| Esc D | Deletes from the cursor to the end of the word. |
| Esc F | Moves the cursor forward one word. |
| Delete key or Backspace key | Erases mistake when entering a command; re-enter command after using this key. |
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