boot enable-break
boot enable-break
Use the boot enable-break global configuration command to enable interrupting the automatic boot
process. Use the no form of this command to return to the default setting.
Syntax Description
This command has no arguments or keywords.
Defaults
Disabled. The automatic boot process cannot be interrupted by pressing the Break key on the console.
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Release
12.2(25)FX
Usage Guidelines
When you enter this command, you can interrupt the automatic boot process by pressing the Break key
on the console after the flash file system is initialized.
Despite the setting of this command, you can interrupt the automatic boot process at any time by pressing
Note
the MODE button on the switch front panel.
This command changes the setting of the ENABLE_BREAK environment variable. For more
information, see
Related Commands
Command
show boot
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boot enable-break
no boot enable-break
Modification
This command was introduced.
Appendix A, "Catalyst 2960 Switch Bootloader Commands."
Description
Displays the settings of the boot environment variables.
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