Concept Guide

3 Create the alias name followed by the single–line CLI.
ALIAS DEFINITION CONFIGURATION mode
DellEMC(conf-alias-definition)#alias sr show running-config
4 Display the aliases and its denition.
EXEC Privilege mode
show alias
Example of the show alias Command
DellEMC# configure terminal
DellEMC(config)# alias-definition
DellEMC(conf-alias-definition)# alias ns no shutdown
DellEMC(conf-alias-definition)# alias 10gint interface TenGigabitEthernet $1
Viewing alias conguration
To view the Alias congurations, use the following commands:
1 Display the complete list of aliases and its denitions.
EXEC Privilege mode
DellEMC#show alias
DellEMC# show alias
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Alias Name Definition
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showipbr10 show ip interface brief | ….
showipbr40 show ip interface brief | ….
shboot show bootvar…
cr-vlan interface vlan $1 ..
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Total Alias Configured : 4
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NOTE
: The alias denition displays upto 40 characters and you can view the detailed list of denitions using the
details option.
2 Display the details of all the aliases that are congured on the system.
EXEC Privilege mode
DellEMC#show alias details
DellEMC# show alias details
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Name: showipbr10
Definition:
show ip interface brief | grep tengig ignore-case
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Name: showipbr40
Definition:
show ip interface brief | grep fortygig ignore-case
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DellEMC#
3 Display the details of a specic alias.
EXEC Privilege mode
Conguration
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