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Filtering show Command Outputs
Filter the output of a show command to display specific information by adding | [except | find | grep | no-more | save]
specified_text after the command.
The variable specified_text is the text for which you are filtering and it IS case sensitive unless you use the ignore-case sub-
option.
Starting with Dell Networking OS version 7.8.1.0, the grep command accepts an ignore-case sub-option that forces the search to
case-insensitive. For example, the commands:
• show run | grep Ethernet returns a search result with instances containing a capitalized “Ethernet,” such as interface
GigabitEthernet 1/1.
• show run | grep ethernet does not return that search result because it only searches for instances containing a non-
capitalized “ethernet.”
• show run | grep Ethernet ignore-case returns instances containing both “Ethernet” and “ethernet.”
The grep command displays only the lines containing specified text. The following example shows this command used in combination with
the show linecard all command.
Dell(conf)#do show system brief | grep 0
0 not present
NOTE: Dell Networking OS accepts a space or no space before and after the pipe. To filter a phrase with spaces,
underscores, or ranges, enclose the phrase with double quotation marks.
The except keyword displays text that does not match the specified text. The following example shows this command used in
combination with the show linecard all command.
Example of the except Keyword
Dell#show system brief | except 0
Slot Status NxtBoot ReqTyp CurTyp Version Ports
-----------------------------------------------------
2 not present
3 not present
4 not present
5 not present
6 not present
The find keyword displays the output of the show command beginning from the first occurrence of specified text. The following
example shows this command used in combination with the show linecard all command.
Example of the find Keyword
Dell#show system brief | find 0
Stack MAC : 00:11:12:13:18:20
Reload-Type : normal-reload [Next boot : normal-reload]
-- Stack Info --
Unit UnitType Status ReqTyp CurTyp Version Ports
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 Management online S3048-ON S3048-ON 9-8(0-28) 52
2 Member not present
3 Member not present
4 Member not present
5 Member not present
6 Member not present
-- Power Supplies --
Unit Bay Status Type FanStatus FanSpeed(rpm)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 1 down AC up 8128
1 2 absent absent 0
-- Fan Status --
Unit Bay TrayStatus Fan0 Speed
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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