Command Reference Guide Global Configuration Mode Command Set
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ip prefix-list <listname> description <“text”>
Use the ip prefix-list description command to create and name prefix lists.
Syntax Description
<listname> Specifies a particular prefix list.
description <“text”> Assigns text (set apart by quotation marks) used as a description for the prefix list.
Maximum length is 80 characters.
Default Values
No default values are necessary for this command.
Applicable Platforms
This command applies to the NetVanta 300, 1000R, 2000, 3000, 4000, and 5000 and Total Access 900
Series units.
Command History
Release 8.1 Command was introduced.
Functional Notes
This command adds a string of up to 80 characters as a description for a prefix list. It also creates the
prefix list if a prefix list of that name does not already exist.
Usage Examples
The following example adds a description to the prefix-list test:
(config)#ip prefix-list test description “An example prefix list”