description (interface view)

Function

The description command sets the interface description.

The undo description command restores the default interface description.

Format

description interface-description

undo description

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Value
interface-description	Specifies the description of an interface.	The value is a case-sensitive string of 1 to 80 characters, with spaces supported.

Views

All interface view(Ethernet interface view, Ethernet sub-interface view, Layer-2 Ethernet interface view, Layer-2 Ethernet sub-interface view, Eth-Trunk interface view, Layer-2 Eth-Trunk interface view, Eth-Trunk sub-interface view, Layer-2 Eth-Trunk sub-interface view, VLANIF interface view, Loopback interface view, NULL interface view, Tunnel interface view, Dialer interface view, Virtual interface view, Virtual-Template interface view, BDIF interface view)

Default Level

2: Configuration level

Usage Guidelines

The description command is only used to identify an interface, and it has no special meaning or usage. The display interface command displays the description, which begins with the first entered non-space character. A maximum of 80 characters can be displayed.

Example

# Describe GigabitEthernet 0/0/1 as Connect to 192.168.1.1.

<sysname> system-view
[sysname] interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/1
[sysname-GigabitEthernet0/0/1] description Connect to 192.168.1.1