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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference
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Chapter 2 Ethernet Commands
description (interface)
description (interface)
To add a description to an interface configuration, use the
description
command. To remove the
description, use the
no
form of this command.
description
description
no description
Syntax Description
Command Default
No description is added.
Command Modes
Interface configuration mode
Command History
Usage Guidelines
The
description
command is meant to provide a reminder in the configuration to describe what certain
interfaces are used for. The description appears in the output of the following commands such as
show
interface
and
show running-config
.
Examples
The following example shows how to add a description for an interface:
switch(config)#
interface ethernet 1/1
switch(config-if)#
description "10G Server Link"
Related Commands
description
String description of the interface configuration. This string is limited to 80
characters.
Release
Modification
4.0(0)N1(1a)
This command was introduced.
Command
Description
show interface
Displays the interface configuration information.
show running-config
Displays the contents of the currently running configuration file.