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The default description of an interface is the interface name plus Interface. For example,
GigabitEthernet1/0/1 Interface.
Related commands: display interface.
Examples
# Change the description of interface GigabitEthernet 1/0/1 to lanswitch-interface.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] interface gigabitethernet 1/0/1
[Sysname-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] description lanswitch-interface
display counters
Syntax
display counters { inbound | outbound } interface [ interface-type ] [ | { begin | exclude | include }
regular-expression ]
View
Any view
Default level
1: Monitor level
Parameters
inbound: Displays inbound traffic statistics.
outbound: Displays outbound traffic statistics.
interface-type: Specifies an interface type as GE port or 10-GE port..
|: Filters command output by specifying a regular expression. For more information about regular
expressions, see the Fundamentals Configuration Guide.
begin: Displays the first line that matches the specified regular expression and all lines that follow.
exclude: Displays all lines that do not match the specified regular expression.
include: Displays all lines that match the specified regular expression.
regular-expression: Specifies a regular expression, which is a case sensitive string of 1 to 256 characters.
Description
Use the display counters command to display traffic statistics for interfaces.
• If an interface type is specified, this command displays traffic statistics for all interfaces of the
specified type.
• If no interface type is specified, this command displays traffic statistics for all interfaces that have
traffic counters.
Examples
# Display the inbound traffic statistics for all GigabitEthernet interfaces.
<Sysname> display counters inbound interface gigabitethernet
Interface Total(pkts) Broadcast(pkts) Multicast(pkts) Err(pkts)
GE1/0/1 100 100 0 0
GE1/0/2 0 0 0 0
GE1/0/3 Overflow Overflow Overflow Overflow