Alias Limitations

The maximum number of characters in an alias is 128.

Aliases cannot contain the following special characters: {* " ? ; : , / \ % @ }

Special Character	Description
*	asterisk
@	at sign
\	backslash
/	forward slash
:	colon
,	comma
{	open curly brace
}	closed curly brace
"	double-quote
	space
?	question mark
%	percent sign
;	semi-colon

For example, the following error message is displayed:

(config) port 1/3/x12 alias port\1% Invalid alias 'port\1'. '\' is a reserved character.

Note:  When backslash (\) and quotation mark (") are used at the very end of an alias, a newline is appended to the alias.

(config) # map ali m\>

(config map alias m^J) # from 1/1/g2