Configuring Command Aliases For A User Session; Command Scripts; Running A Command Script - Cisco Nexus 5500 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring Command Aliases for a User Session

Command or Action
Step 4
alias
Example:
switch# alias
Step 5 copy running-config startup-config
Example:
switch# copy running-config startup-config
Configuring Command Aliases for a User Session
You can create a command alias for the current user session that is not available to any other user on the Cisco
NX-OS device. You can also save the command alias for future use by the current user account.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. terminal alias [persist] alias-name command -string
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1
terminal alias [persist] alias-name command -string
Example:
switch# terminal alias shintbr show interface
brief

Command Scripts

This section describes how you can create scripts of commands to perform multiple tasks.

Running a Command Script

You can create a list of commands in a file and execute them from the CLI. You can use CLI variables in the
command script.
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Purpose
(Optional)
Displays the command alias configuration.
(Optional)
Copies the running configuration to the startup configuration.
Purpose
Configures a command alias for the current user session. Use the
persist keyword to save the alias for future use by the user
account.
Do not abbreviate the persist
Note
keyword.
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