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Chapter4 Configuring General Router Features
Managing Configuration Sessions
Clearing All Changes to a Target Configuration
To clear changes made to the target configuration without terminating the configuration session, enter
the clear command in global configuration mode or administration configuration mode . This command
deletes any configuration changes that have not been committed.
In the following example, the user configures an interface but does not commit it. After reviewing the
changes to the target configuration with the show configuration command, the user decides to remove
the changes and start over by entering the clear command:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# configure
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# interface POS 0/3/0/1
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# description this is my interface
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# ipv4 address 10.1.1.1 255.0.0.0
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# shutdown
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# exit
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# show configuration
Building configuration...
interface POS0/3/0/1
description this is my interface
ipv4 address 10.1.1.1 255.0.0.0
shutdown
end
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# clear
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# show configuration
Building configuration...
end
Committing Changes to the Running Configuration
The changes in the target configuration do not become part of the running configuration u ntil you enter
the commit command. When you commit a target configuration, you can use the commit command to
do either of the following:
Merge the target configuration with the running configuration to create a new running configuration.
Replace the running configuration with the target configuration.
Note If you try to end a configuration session without saving your changes to the runnin g configuration with
the commit command, you are prompted to save the changes. See the “Ending a Configuration Session”
section on page 4-37 for more information.