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Tom Lancaster

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Keyboard shortcuts are a useful way for VARs and SIs to lessen the amount of time it takes to complete the tedious work of router configuration. Timesavers like Ctrl-L and -C help keep the little processes of configuration from piling up.

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While there are certainly a lot of alternatives today for configuring Cisco routers such as Ciscoworks, GUIs and SNMP, for a lot of tasks, it's hard to beat the good, old fashioned command line. Yet there's no reason to type any more than absolutely necess...

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ary. IOS comes with dozens of shortcuts, which, frankly, are too numerous to remember. In this tip, I've listed my favorites -- the ones used often enough to remember, and a few whose time has passed.

Ctrl-L and Ctrl-R -- These repeat the current command on a new line. This is useful when you're doing a lot of repetitive tasks, such as configuring access lists.

Ctrl-Z and Ctrl-C -- Use Ctrl-Z to exit configuration mode, and Ctrl-C terminates a process, such as a continuous PING.

Get more information on IOS shortcut commands, including a quick reference table.

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