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default (alias)
Configures default values for input parameters in a multi-line alias.
Syntax
default n value
Parameters
● n — Enter the number of the argument, from 1 to 9.
● value — Enter the value for the input parameter.
Default Not configured
Command Mode ALIAS
Usage
Information
To use special characters in the input parameter value, enclose the string in double quotation marks (").
The no version of this command removes the default value.
Example
OS10(config)# alias mTest
OS10(config-alias-mTest)# default 1 "ethernet 1/1/1"
Supported
Releases
10.4.0E(R1) or later
description (alias)
Configures a textual description for a multi-line alias.
Syntax
description string
Parameters string — Enter a text string for a multi-line alias description.
Default Not configured
Command Mode ALIAS
Usage
Information
● To use special characters as a part of the description string, enclose the string in double quotation
marks (").
● To use comma as a part of the description string add double back slash before the comma.
● Spaces between characters are not preserved after entering this command unless you enclose the
entire description in quotation marks, for example, “text description.”
● To overwrite any previous text strings that you configured as the description, enter a text string after
the description command.
● The no version of this command removes the description.
Example
OS10(config)# alias mTest
OS10(config-alias-mTest)# description "This alias configures interfaces"
Supported
Releases
10.4.0E(R1) or later
line (alias)
Configures the commands to execute in a multi-line alias.
Syntax
line nn command
Parameters
● nn — Enter the line number, from 1 to 99. The commands are executed in the order of the line
numbers.
● command — Enter the command to execute enclosed in double quotation marks (").
Default Not configured
Command Mode ALIAS
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