258 | Interfaces
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To clear the counters, use the following command in EXEC Privilege mode: 
When you enter this command, you must confirm that you want FTOS to clear the interface counters for 
that interface (Figure 13-31).
Figure 13-31.  Clearing an Interface
Command Syntax Command Mode Purpose
clear counters [interface] 
[vrrp [vrid] | learning-limit]
EXEC Privilege Clear the counters used in the show interface commands for all 
VRRP groups, VLANs, and physical interfaces or selected ones.
Without an interface specified, the command clears all interface 
counters.
• (OPTIONAL) Enter the following interface keywords and slot/
port or number information:
• For a Loopback interface, enter the keyword loopback followed 
by a number from 0 to 16383.
• For a Port Channel interface, enter the keyword 
port-channel 
followed by a number from 1 to 128.
• For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword 
TenGigabitEthernet followed by the slot/port information.
• For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword 
fortyGigE followed by the slot/port information.
• For a VLAN, enter the keyword vlan followed by a number 
from 1 to 4094
• (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword vrrp to clear statistics for all 
VRRP groups configured. Enter a number from 1 to 255 as the 
vrid. 
• (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword learning-limit to clear 
unknown source address (SA) drop counters when MAC 
learning limit is configured on the interface.
FTOS#clear counters tengig 0/0
Clear counters on TenGigabitEthernet 0/0 [confirm] 
FTOS#