Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual (53-1000240-01, November 2006)

Fabric OS Command Reference Manual 2-29
Publication Number: 53-1000240-01
aliShow
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Note: Enter commands in lowercase only; mixed case is for readability.
aliShow
Displays zone alias information.
Synopsis alishow ["pattern"][, mode]
Description Use this command to display zone configuration information.
If an operand is specified, it is used as a pattern to match zone alias names; those that match in the defined
configuration are displayed.
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When secure mode is enabled, this command can be issued only from the primary FCS switch.
Operands This command has the following optional operands:
"pattern" A POSIX-style regular expression used to match zone alias names. This operand
must be enclosed in quotation marks. Patterns can contain:
• Question mark (?), which is a placeholder for any single character
• Asterisk (*), which is a placeholder for any string of characters
• Ranges, which are a placeholder for any character within the range. Ranges
must be enclosed in brackets: for example, [0-9] or [a-f].
mode Specify 0 to display the contents of the transaction buffer (the contents of the
current transaction), or specify 1 to display the contents of the nonvolatile
memory. The default value is 0.
If no parameters are specified, all zone configuration information (both defined and effective) is
displayed. Refer to cfgShow for a description of this display.
Examples To display all zone aliases beginning with “arr”:
See Also aliAdd, aliCreate, aliDelete, aliRemove
switch:admin> alishow "arr*"
alias: array1 21:00:00:20:37:0c:76:8c
alias: array2 21:00:00:20:37:0c:66:23