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Chapter 5 CLI Tips, Techniques, and Shortcuts
Viewing System Information with show Commands
This feature enables you to save any show command output in a file for further analysis and reference.
When you choose to redirect command output, consider the following guidelines:
If the full path of the file is not specified, the default directory for your account is used. You should
always save your target configuration files to this location.
If the saved output is to be used as a configuration file, the filename should end with the cfg suffix
for easy identification. This suffix is not required, but can help locate target configuration files.
Example: myconfig.cfg
In the following example, a target configuration file is saved to the default user directory:
RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:router# configure
RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:router(config)# show configure | file disk0:myconfig.cfg
RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:router(config)# abort
RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:router#
Narrowing Output from Large Configurations
Viewing a large running configuration can produce thousands of lines of output. To limit the output of a
show command to only the items you want to view, use the procedures in the following sections:
Limiting show Command Output to a Specific Feature or Interface, page 5-8
Using Wildcards to Display All Instances of an Interface, page 5-8

Limiting show Command Output to a Specific Feature or Interface

Entering keywords and arguments in the show command limits the show output to a specific feature or
interface.
In the following example, only information about the static IP route configuration appears:
RP/0/RSP1/CPU0:router# show running-config router static
router static
address-family ipv4 unicast
0.0.0.0/0 10.21.0.1
0.0.0.0/0 Gi0/1/0/1 10.21.0.1
!
!
In the following example, the configuration for a specific interface appears:
RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:router# show running-config interface Gi 0/1/0/1
interface Gi0/1/0/1
ipv4 address 10.21.54.31 255.255.0.0
!

Using Wildcards to Display All Instances of an Interface

To display the configuration for all instances, type the asterisk (*) wildcard character.
Note See the “Using Wildcards to Identify Interfaces in show Commands” section on page 5-12 for more
information.