Command Reference Guide

SROS Command Line Interface Reference Guide Global Configuration Mode Command Set
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ip prefix-list <listname> description <“text”>
Use the ip prefix-list description command to create and name prefix lists.
Syntax Description
<listname> Specifies a particular prefix list.
description Assigns text (set apart by quotation marks) used as a description for the prefix list.
Maximum length is 80 characters.
Default Values
No default values are necessary for this command.
Command Modes
(config)# Global Configuration Mode
Functional Notes
This command adds a string of up to 80 characters as a description for a prefix list. It also creates the
prefix list if a prefix list of that name does not already exist.
Usage Examples
The following example adds a description to the prefix-list test:
(config)#ip prefix-list test description “An example prefix list”