The show commands are very useful Cisco IOS commands. The Cisco Router show commands can be used to examine nearly everything about a router and its configuration. Following table lists important Cisco Router Show commands and use.
Command |
Description |
Router#show interfaces |
Displays statistics for all interfaces |
Router#show interface e0 |
Displays statistics of e0 interface. You may use other interface also. |
Router#show ip interface brief |
Displays a summary of all interfaces, including status and IP address assigned |
Router#show controllers serial 0 |
Displays statistics for interface hardware. Statistics display if the clock rate is set and if the cable is DCE, DTE, or not attached |
Router#show clock |
Displays the router clock. |
Router#show hosts |
Displays local host-to-IP address addresses of hosts on the network to which you can connect |
Router#show users |
Displays all users connected to device |
Router#show history |
Displays history of commands used |
Router#show flash |
Displays info about Flash memory |
Router#show version |
Displays info about loaded software |
Router#show arp |
Displays the ARP table |
Router#show protocols |
Displays status of configured Layer 3 protocols |
Router#show startup-config |
Displays configuration saved in NVRAM |
Router#show running-config |
Displays configuration currently running in RAM |