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Using Command Aliases Chapter 1 CLI Overview Send documentation comments to [email protected] Using Command Aliases Command alias support has the following characteristics: • Command aliases are global for all user sessions. • Command aliases are persist across reboots. • Commands being aliased must be typed in full without abbreviation. • Command alias translation always takes precedence over any keyword in any configuration mode or submode. • Command alias support is only available on the supervisor module, not the switching modules. • Command alias configuration takes effect for other user sessions immediately. • You cannot override the default command alias alias, which aliases the show cli alias. • Nesting of command aliases is permitted to a maximum depth of 1. One command alias can refer to another command alias that must refer to a valid command, not to another command alias. • A command alias always replaces the first command keyword on the command line. • You can define command aliases for commands in any configuration submode or the EXEC mode. Defining Command Aliases You can define command aliases using the cli alias name command in configuration mode. This following example shows how to define command aliases. switch# config t switch(config)# cli alias name gigint interface gigabitethernet switch(config)# cli alias name shintbr show interface brief switch(config)# cli alias name shfcintup "shintbr| include up | include fc" You can display the command aliases defined on the switch using the alias default command alias. The following example shows how to display the command aliases defined on the switch. switch# alias CLI alias commands alias :show cli alias gigint :interface gigabitethernet shintbr :show interface brief shfcintup :shintbr | include up | include fc About Flash Devices Every switch in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family contains one internal bootflash (see Figure 1-2). The Cisco MDS 9500 Series additionally contains one external CompactFlash called slot0 (see Figure 1-2 and Figure 1-3). 1-30 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference OL-16217-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x