Which CLI command does a wireless engineer use to display the maximum number of hops?

'show ap config general' displays per-AP configuration details such as IP address, AP mode, and name, but does not output mesh topology or hop-count parameters.

'show mesh statistics' displays real-time operational data for mesh links such as SNR, packet counts, and link state, not configuration values like maximum hops.

'show mesh hop-count' is not a valid Cisco WLC CLI command and does not exist in the wireless controller command set.

The 'show mesh config' command outputs the global mesh configuration settings stored on the WLC, which includes the maximum hop count parameter defining how many wireless hops are permitted between a mesh access point and its root access point. This is the authoritative command for viewing configured mesh topology constraints, not operational statistics or per-AP details.