34 | Configuration Fundamentals
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• except displays text that does not match the specified text. Figure 2-10 shows this command used in 
combination with the 
do show stack-unit all stack-ports all pfc details | except 0 command.
Figure 2-10.  Filtering Command Outputs with the except Command
• find displays the output of the show command beginning from the first occurrence of specified text 
Figure 2-11 shows this command.
Figure 2-11.  Filtering Command Outputs with the find Command
• no-more displays the output all at once rather than one screen at a time. This is similar to the terminal 
length
 command except that the no-more option affects the output of the specified command only.
•
save copies the output to a file for future reference.
Note: You can filter a single command output multiple times. The save option should be the last option 
entered. For example:
FTOS# command | grep regular-expression | except regular-expression | grep 
other-regular-expression | find regular-expression | save
FTOS(conf)#do show stack-unit all stack-ports all pfc details | except 0
     Admin mode is On
     Admin is enabled
     Local is enabled
     Link Delay 45556 pause quantum
 stack unit 1 stack-port all
     Admin mode is On
     Admin is enabled
FTOS(conf)#do show stack-unit all stack-ports all pfc details | find 0
 stack unit 0 stack-port all
     Admin mode is On
     Admin is enabled
     Local is enabled
     Link Delay 45556 pause quantum
     0 Pause Tx pkts, 0 Pause Rx pkts
 stack unit 1 stack-port all