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Chapter6 CLI Tips, Techniques, and Shortcuts
Displaying System Information with show Commands
•Common show Commands, page 6-6
•Browsing Display Output when the --More-- Prompt Appears, page 6-7
•Halting the Display of Screen Output, page 6-7
•Redirecting Output to a File, page 6-8
•Narrowing Output from Large Configurations, page 6-8
•Filtering show Command Output, page 6-9
Common show Commands
Some of the most common show commands are described in Table 6 -2.
For more information on the use of these commands, see the “Related Documents” section on pagex.
Table6-2 Common show Commands in CiscoIOS XR Software
Command Description Command Mode
show version Displays system information. EXEC or
administration
EXEC mode
show configuration Displays the uncommitted configuration changes made during a
configuration session.
Global or
administration
configuration
mode
show running-config (EXEC or
global configuration mode)
Displays the current running configuration for the SDR to which
you are connected.
EXEC or global
configuration
mode
show running-config
(administration EXEC or
administration configuration mode)
Displays the current running configuration that applies to the
entire router or multishelf system.
administration
EXEC or
administration
configuration
mode
show tech-support Collects a large amount of system information for
troubleshooting. You can provide this output to technical support
representatives when reporting a problem.
EXEC or
administration
EXEC mode
show platform (EXEC mode) Displays information about cards and modules assigned to the
SDR to which you are connected.
EXEC mode
show platform (administration
EXEC mode)
Displays information about all cards and modules in the router. administration
EXEC mode
show environment Displays hardware information for the system, including fans,
LEDs, power supply voltage and current, and temperatures. Enter
show environment ? to see additional command options.
EXEC mode or
administration
EXEC mode