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Appendix A Using the ROM Monitor
alias
alias
To define an alias to be used at the ROM monitor prompt, use the
alias
command in ROM monitor mode.
alias
[
name=value
]
Syntax Description
Defaults
If no arguments are given, displays the aliases that are currently defined.
Command Modes
ROM monitor
Command History
Usage Guidelines
Aliasing allows you to abbreviate commands or to set up a command so that it is automatically run with
certain options. The ROM monitor’s
alias
function is based on the syntax used in the Korn shell on Unix
systems.
Normally, only the first word at the ROM monitor prompt is checked for an alias. However, when you
define an alias that contains a space as its last character, the ROM monitor also checks the next word at
the ROM monitor prompt for an alias.
Note
If an alias contains any spaces, the entire command must be enclosed within quotes when you define it
with the
alias
command. To create an alias for multiple commands, separate the commands with a
semicolon (;) delimiter.
Tip
Use the
unalias
command to delete an alias.
Examples
The following example shows how to display the currently defined aliases:
rommon 13 >
alias
r=repeat
name=value
(Optional) Specifies the name of the alias to be defined and its corresponding
command string. If the
value
parameter includes spaces, you must include the
string within double quotes.
Release
Modification
11.3 NA
This command was introduced on Cisco uBR7200 series routers.
12.1(5)EC
Support was added for Cisco uBR7100 series routers.
12.2(4)BC1
Support was added for the Cisco uBR10012 router. Changes were also made
to the boot procedure after breaking into ROMMON to ensure that all
hardware and software registers are in a known state before loading the new
image.
