Creating an Alias for a CLI Command

An alias serves as a shorthand version of a longer CLI command.

The setup an alias for a CLI command, use the alias command, followed by the text of the alias, an equal sign (=) and the actual CLI command in full. Ensure you have spaces between all the elements.

To remove an alias from the configuration use the no form of the command, or the unalias command. The specified alias-name to be removed must be the name of an alias already configured on the RUCKUS device.

Alias Examples

The following example creates an alias called shoro for the CLI command show ip route command. After the alias is configured, entering shoro in the privileged EXEC mode or in the global configuration mode issues the show ip route command.

device(config)# alias shoro = show ip route

The following example creates an alias called wrsbc for the CLI command copy running-config . Using an alias saves typing in with the appropriate parameters to create an alias called wrsbc.

device(config)# alias wrsbc = copy running-config tftp 10.10.10.10 test.cfg

To display the aliases currently configured on the RUCKUS device, enter the alias command with no parameters.

device# alias
          wrsbc      copy running-config tftp 10.10.10.10 test.cfg
          shoro       show ip route

Examples of no alias or unalias Commands

The following example removes the wrsbc alias from the configuration.

device(config)# no alias wrsbc

The following example is an alternate way to remove the wrsbc alias from the configuration.

device(config)# unalias wrsbc