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Methods of customizing show command output by using fields

When you use the –instance parameter with a show command to display details, the output can be lengthy and include more information than you need. The –fields parameter of a show command enables you to display only the information you specify.

For example, running volume show -instance is likely to result in several screens of information. You can use volume show –fields fieldname[,fieldname...] to customize the output so that it includes only the specified field or fields (in addition to the default fields that are always displayed.) You can use –fields ? to display valid fields for a show command.

The following example shows the output difference between the –instance parameter and the –fields parameter:

cluster1::> volume show -instance

Vserver Name: cluster1-1
Volume Name: vol0
Aggregate Name: aggr0
Volume Size: 348.3GB
Volume Data Set ID: -
Volume Master Data Set ID: -
Volume State: online
Volume Type: RW
Volume Style: flex
...
Space Guarantee Style: volume
Space Guarantee in Effect: true
...
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...
cluster1::>

cluster1::> volume show -fields space-guarantee,space-guarantee-enabled

vserver volume space-guarantee space-guarantee-enabled
-------- ------ --------------- -----------------------
cluster1-1 vol0 volume true
cluster1-2 vol0 volume true
vs1 root_vol
volume true
vs2 new_vol
volume true
vs2 root_vol
volume true
...
cluster1::>