Name
terminal escape-character — command
Synopsis
terminal escape-character ASCII-value
Configures
The escape character for the terminal line
Default
Ctrl-^ (Control+Shift-6)
Description
This command sets the value for the escape terminal character to ASCII-value
, which is the ASCII value for the desired character. The escape character is used to escape certain processes in a router. For example, if you are pinging a device that isn’t responding, you can cancel the ping by typing the escape character.
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