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terminal

Sets terminal parameters for the current session.

Synopsis

terminal [length number_of_lines] [monitor] [timeout value]

no terminal [length] [monitor] [timeout]

Operands

length number_of_lines

Specifies the number of lines to be displayed. Valid values range from 1
through 512. Specify 0 for infinite length.

monitor Enables

terminal

monitoring.

timeout value

Specifies the timeout value in minutes. Valid values range from 0
through 136. Specify 0 to disable timeout.

Defaults

The default for length is 24.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC mode

Description

Use this command to control terminal parameters for the current session. This command
overrides the timeout configuration set by the line vty exec-timeout command, but only for the
duration of the current session. When the current session ends, the configured values apply for
any subsequent sessions.

Usage Guidelines

This command is supported only on the local switch.

This command is not available on the standby management module.

Enter no terminal (optionally with a specific parameter) to restore the current terminal settings to
default.

Examples

To set the display length to 30 lines:

switch# terminal length 30

To set the timeout length to 60 minutes:

switch# terminal timeout 60

To restore all settings to default values:

switch# no terminal

To restore only the timeout setting to its default values:

switch# no terminal timeout