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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Command Reference—Release 8.6
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Chapter 2 Catalyst 6500 Series Switch and ROM Monitor Commands
show port description
show port description
To display a desciption for a port, use the show port description command.
show port desciption [mod[/port]]
show port description vlan [vlan | vlan_name]
Syntax Description
Defaults This command has no default settings.
Command Types Switch command.
Command Modes Normal.
Usage Guidelines The set port description command adds another 43 characters to the existing limit of 21 characters that
can be set when you enter the set port name command. This command displays the description.
If you do not specify a module number or a port number, all port descriptions are displayed. If you only
specify a module number, descriptions for all ports on that module are displayed.
Examples This example shows how to display a description for a specified port:
Console> show port description 7/1
Port Description
----- ---------------------------------------------------------------
7/1 sarahtom 172.30.8.35 00-0a-5e-44-8b-78 2/2
Console>
Related Commands set port description
set port name
mod[/port] (Optional) Number of the module and optionally, the port on the module.
vlan Limits output to ports in the specified VLAN.
vlan (Optional) VLAN number; valid values are from 1 to 4094.
vlan_name (Optional) VLAN name.