Cisco Cisco Packet Data Interworking Function (PDIF)
Ethernet Interface Configuration Mode Commands
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Command Line Interface Reference, StarOS Release 16 ▄
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description
Sets the descriptive text for the current interface.
Product
All
Privilege
Security Administrator, Administrator
Mode
Exec > Global Configuration > Context Configuration > Ethernet Interface Configuration
configure > context context_name > interface interface_name broadcast
Entering the above command sequence results in the following prompt:
[context_name]host_name(config-if-eth)#
Syntax
description text
no description
no
Clears the description for the interface.
text
Specifies the descriptive text as an alphanumeric string of 0 through 79 characters.
Usage
Set the description to provide useful information on the interface’s primary function, services, end users, etc.
Any information useful may be provided.
Any information useful may be provided.
Example
description sampleInterfaceDescriptiveText