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title: EXEC mode command summary
slug: epmm/command-line-interface/guide/exec-mode-command-summary
createdAt: 2026-10-06T07:44:20.218Z
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The commands specific to the EXEC mode are summarized in the following table, and then listed in detail in alphabetical order.

| Command                                    | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| ------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [enable](docId\:SXA4UrTNeIBmD1QseRI_F)     | Accesses privileged commands.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| [exit](docId\:SXA4UrTNeIBmD1QseRI_F)       | Closes the terminal window.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| [help](docId\:SXA4UrTNeIBmD1QseRI_F)       | Displays a description of the interactive help system.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| [host](docId\:SXA4UrTNeIBmD1QseRI_F)       | Performs a DNS lookup for a specified IP address or host name.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| [logout](docId\:SXA4UrTNeIBmD1QseRI_F)     | Closes the terminal window.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| [ping](docId\:SXA4UrTNeIBmD1QseRI_F)       | Sends echo messages.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| show                                       | Shows running system information:<br />- [show banner](docId\:SXA4UrTNeIBmD1QseRI_F)<br />- [show clock](docId\:SXA4UrTNeIBmD1QseRI_F)<br />- [show common\_criteria\_mode\_status](docId\:SXA4UrTNeIBmD1QseRI_F)<br />- [show fips](docId\:SXA4UrTNeIBmD1QseRI_F)<br />- [show hostname](docId\:SXA4UrTNeIBmD1QseRI_F)<br />- [show interfaces](docId\:SXA4UrTNeIBmD1QseRI_F)<br />- [show ip](docId\:SXA4UrTNeIBmD1QseRI_F)<br />- [show log](docId\:SXA4UrTNeIBmD1QseRI_F)<br />- [show logging](docId\:SXA4UrTNeIBmD1QseRI_F)<br />- [show logtail](docId\:SXA4UrTNeIBmD1QseRI_F)<br />- [show memory](docId\:SXA4UrTNeIBmD1QseRI_F)<br />- [show ntp status](docId\:SXA4UrTNeIBmD1QseRI_F)<br />- [show processes](docId\:SXA4UrTNeIBmD1QseRI_F)<br />- [show service](docId\:SXA4UrTNeIBmD1QseRI_F)<br />- [show software repository](docId\:SXA4UrTNeIBmD1QseRI_F)<br />- [show tcp](docId\:SXA4UrTNeIBmD1QseRI_F)<br />- [show timeout](docId\:SXA4UrTNeIBmD1QseRI_F)<br />- [show version](docId\:SXA4UrTNeIBmD1QseRI_F) |
| [timeout](docId\:SXA4UrTNeIBmD1QseRI_F)    | Sets the idle timeout for the CLI.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| [traceroute](docId\:SXA4UrTNeIBmD1QseRI_F) | Traces route to destination.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |