why do I not have the show command

[JamesYarbrough6593]

I have a cisco 2950-24 port and for some reason the "show" command does not exist 

I am very new and would like some help 

[JamesYarbrough6593]

nevermind all i did was post on here and now it works .....no clue

[luis_cordova]

Hi @JamesYarbrough6593 ,

The show command is typical of the privileged mode(switch#).
You must make sure you are in that mode.

I leave this command guide for your device:

https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/td/docs/switches/lan/catalyst2955/software/release/12_1_12c_ea1/command/reference/cr2955.pdf

Regards

[Edwin Portillo]

You can try the following commands and share what appears: 

enable

Show version

Or

Enable 

Configure terminal 

Do show vlan brief