Cisco Systems Cisco IOS XR manual Aliases, 5defines the alias command syntax

Chapter 6 CLI Tips, Techniques, and Shortcuts

Wildcards, Templates, and Aliases

•After a template is applied, the show configuration command displays the target configuration changes. The target configuration must be committed (with the commit command) to become part of the running configuration.

Examples

In the following example, a simple the show running-config template

template is defined. The template contents are then displayed with template-namecommand:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# configure

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# apply-template jbtest

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config) show configuration

Building configuration...

hostname test end

In the next example, a template with one parameter is applied and the show configuration command displays the result:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# configure

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# apply-template test2 (router)

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# show configuration

Building configuration...

hostname router end

Aliases

Cisco IOS XR software lets you define command line aliases for any physical or logical entity in a router. After you define the alias, it can be used in the CLI to reference the real entity.

To create a command alias, enter the alias command in global configuration or administration configuration mode:

alias alias-name [(parameter1 parameter2...)] command-syntax [$parameter1] [command-syntax [$parameter2]}

Table 6-5defines the alias command syntax.

Table 6-5 alias Command Syntax

Syntax	Specifies that the Alias Is Created for
alias-name	Name of the command alias. An alias name can be a single word or
	multiple words joined by a dash (–).
command-syntax	Original command syntax. Valid abbreviations of the original
	command syntax can be entered for the command-syntaxargument.
(parameterx)	Argument or keyword that belongs to the command you specified for
	the command-syntaxargument. When the parameter is entered in
	parenthesis after the alias name, the alias requires a parameter name.
	To associate the parameter with a command within the alias, enter the
	$ character preceding the parameter name.

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