Name
hold-character — line
Synopsis
hold-character ascii-number
no hold-character
Configures
The character that suspends output
Default
None
Description
This command sets the character that suspends output to a terminal screen. ascii-number
is the value of the character in decimal. Having a pause key benefits users who need to scroll through a lot of text; pressing any character resumes output to the screen.
Example
Router(config)#line 2
Router(config-line)#hold-character 19
Router(config-line)#vacant-message #
Router(config-line)#***** Welcome to Sphinx *****
Router(config-line)#Press the return key to start the connection
Router(config-line)#Suspend with Ctrl-S
Router(config-line)##
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