terminal
Required Command-Line Mode = Configure
Use the terminal command to resize the terminal output to specified dimensions.
Note: The functionality provided by the terminal command is also available with cli.
The terminal command has the following syntax:
terminal
   length <number of lines>
   resize
   type <ansi | console | dumb | linux | screen | vt52 | vt100 | vt102 | vt220 | xterm>
   width <number of characters>
The following table describes the arguments for the terminal command:
| Argument | Description | 
| length <number of lines> | Specifies an override of the auto-detected length of the terminal. Specify the length in number of lines. For example: (config) # terminal length 80 | 
| resize | Specifies a reset of the terminal dimensions to the current window. For example: (config) # terminal resize | 
| type <ansi | console | dumb | linux | screen | vt52 | vt100 | vt102 | vt220 | xterm> | Sets the terminal dimensions to a specific terminal type. For example: (config) # terminal type xterm | 
| width <number of characters> | Specifies an override of the auto-detected width of the terminal. Specify the width in number of characters.For example: (config) # terminal width 40 | 
Related Commands
The following table summarizes other commands related to the terminal command:
| Task | Command | 
| Displays terminal parameters. | # show terminal | 
| Clears the terminal type. | (config) # no terminal type | 



