Command Mode Prompts and Commands

The following table summarizes basic command mode prompts and other commands.

Mode

Prompt

To Enter

To Exit

User EXEC

Router>

Press <enter>, then log in

exit
logout
disconnect

Privileged EXEC

Router#

enable

disable (exit disconnects)

Global Configuration

Router(config)#

config terminal

exit, ^Z*

Line

Router(config-line)#

line <type> <number>

exit, ^Z*

Interface

Router(config-if)#

interface <type> <number>

exit, ^Z*

Subinterface

Router(config-subif)#

interface <type> <number>.<subnumber>

exit, ^Z*

Router

Router(config-router)#

router <type>

exit, ^Z*

Setup

None, interactive dialog

setup
erase startup-config + reload

^C

ROM Monitor

rommon>

ROM Monitor mode lets you configure your router if the router can't find a valid system image, or if the boot sequence is interrupted when you start the router. It is an emergency command-line access to the router. To go to EXEC mode from this mode, type continue at the prompt.

 

RXBoot

<boot>

RXBoot mode lets a router boot with a limited version of the IOS when it cannot find a valid IOS image in Flash. You enter RXBoot mode by modifying the configuration register before rebooting the router.

 

*^Z (Ctrl + Z) exits all configuration modes to privileged EXEC mode. exit "backs up" one configuration mode.