Line Configuration Mode Commands

The Line Configuration Mode is used to manage the terminal line characteristics for output formatting.

Mode

Exec > Global Configuration > Line Configuration

configure > line

Entering the above command sequence results in the following prompt: 

[local]host_name(config-line)#

Important

The commands or keywords/variables that are available are dependent on platform type, product version, and installed license(s).


Important

For information on common commands available in this configuration mode, refer to the Common Commands chapter.

length

Configures the output for the display's length (number of rows).

Product

All

Privilege

Security Administrator, Administrator

Mode

Exec > Global Configuration > Line Configuration

configure > line

Entering the above command sequence results in the following prompt: 

[local]host_name(config-line)#

Syntax

[ default ] length number

default

Restores the default value for the number of rows (length) that will be displayed in the output.

number

Specifies the number of rows (lines) of output that can be displayed on the terminal. number must be 0 or an integer from 5 through 512, where the special value 0 implies an infinite number of rows.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to set the display terminal's output length other than the default. The special infinite value (0) is typically used when logging the output of a session from a remote machine since this will result in no pagination of output.

Example

The following command sets the length of the display to 33 rows. 

length 33

width

Configures the output for the displays width (number of characters in a single row).

Product

All

Privilege

Security Administrator, Administrator

Mode

Exec > Global Configuration > Line Configuration

configure > line

Entering the above command sequence results in the following prompt: 

[local]host_name(config-line)#

Syntax

[ default ] width number

default

Restores the default value for the number of characters in a single row (width) that will be displayed in the output on the terminal.

number

Specifies the number of characters in a single row that can be displayed on the terminal. number must be an integer from 5 through 512.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to set the display terminal's output width other than the default.

Example

The following command sets the width of the display to 75 characters. 

width 75