Chapter 18

The Cisco IOS Command Line

Objectives

Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to answer the following questions:

  • How do you navigate to the different Cisco IOS modes?

  • How do you navigate the Cisco IOS to configure network devices?

  • How do you use show commands to monitor device operations?

Key Terms

This chapter uses the following key terms. You can find the definitions in the Glossary.

privileged EXEC mode page 375

user EXEC mode page 375

Introduction (18.0.1)

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