Wildcard Characters in Interface Names
In the show interfaces and clear interfaces commands, you can use wildcard characters in the interface-name option to specify groups of interface names without having to type each name individually. Table 1 lists the available wildcard characters. You must enclose all wildcard characters except the asterisk (*) in quotation marks (“ ”).
Table 1: Wildcard Characters for Specifying Interface Names
Wildcard Character | Description |
|---|---|
* (asterisk) | Match any string of characters in that position in the interface name. For example, so* matches all SONET/SDH interfaces. |
“[character<character...>]” | Match one or more individual characters in that position in the interface name. For example, so-“[03]”* matches all SONET/SDH interfaces in slots 0 and 3. |
“[!character<character...>]” | Match all characters except the ones included in the brackets. For example, so-“[!03]”* matches all SONET/SDH interfaces except those in slots 0 and 3. |
“[character1-character1character2]” | Match a range of characters. For example, so-“[0-3]”* matches all SONET/SDH interfaces in slots 0, 1, 2, and 3. |
“[!character1-character2]” | Match all characters that are not in the specified range of characters. For example, so-“[!0-3]”* matches all SONET/SDH interfaces in slots 4, 5, 6, and 7. |
The following examples illustrate the use of wildcards with operational mode commands:
show interfaces terse (SONET/SDH Interfaces)
user@host> show interfaces terse so*Interface Admin Link Proto Local Remote
so-1/0/0 up up
so-1/0/0.0 up up inet 192.168.8.192 --> 192.168.2.250
iso
so-1/1/0 up down
so-1/1/0.0 up down inet 192.168.8.109/30
iso
so-1/1/1 up up
so-1/1/1.0 up down inet 192.168.8.113/30
iso
mpls
...
so-1/3/3 up down
so-5/0/0 up up
so-5/0/0.0 up down inet 192.168.8.208 --> 192.168.8.209
iso
mpls
so-5/0/1 down down
so-5/0/2 up down
...
show interfaces terse (SONET/SDH Interfaces in Slot 1)
user@host> show interfaces terse so-“[1]”*Interface Admin Link Proto Local Remote
so-1/0/0 up up
so-1/0/0.0 up up inet 192.168.2.125 --> 192.168.2.250
iso
so-1/1/0 up down
so-1/1/0.0 up down inet 192.168.2.150/30
iso
so-1/1/1 up up
so-1/1/1.0 up down inet 192.168.2.175/30
iso
mpls
so-1/1/2 up up
so-1/1/2.0 up down inet 192.168.2.110/30
iso
so-1/2/0 up down
show interfaces terse (All Interface Types Starting with “S” or “G”)
user@host> show interfaces terse “[sg]”*Interface Admin Link Proto Local Remote
so-1/0/0 up up
so-1/0/0.0 up up inet 192.168.2.125 --> 192.168.2.250
iso
so-1/1/0 up down
so-1/1/0.0 up down inet 192.168.2.150/30
iso
so-1/1/1 up up
so-1/1/1.0 up down inet 192.168.2.175/30
iso
mpls
so-1/1/2 up up
...
so-5/1/3 up down
gre up up
