Home Security Security General Modifying Huge ACL & prefix- list ?

Probably, there are multiple way to achieve your goal.
Here is one of simple way that I knew and used in my work. (using vi editor)


For example, you have IP blocks below. Current prefix list name = Hello

-- Raw list --
1.1.1.1/24
2.2.2.2/23
3.3.3.3/22
4.4.4.4/21
5.5.5.5/20
6.6.6.6/19
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1. Create new file with vi editor = from prompt "vi acl" (on unix or linux)
2. Copy and paste entire list of new IP blocks into the new file just created
3. To add "ip prefix-list Hello permit" in front of raw IP blocks, follow below step

:%s/^/ip prefix-list Hello permit /g
(If you are not familiar with vi editor, search 'vi editor' on Internet)


Now, you will see the below

ip prefix-list Hello permit 1.1.1.1/24
ip prefix-list Hello permit 2.2.2.2/23
ip prefix-list Hello permit 3.3.3.3/22
ip prefix-list Hello permit 4.4.4.4/21
ip prefix-list Hello permit 5.5.5.5/20
ip prefix-list Hello permit 6.6.6.6/19
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4. To add "le 32" or any option, follow below steps

:%s/\/24/\/24 le 32/g <------- it will modify /24 IP block
ip prefix-list Hello permit 1.1.1.1/24 le 32
ip prefix-list Hello permit 2.2.2.2/23
ip prefix-list Hello permit 3.3.3.3/22
ip prefix-list Hello permit 4.4.4.4/21
ip prefix-list Hello permit 5.5.5.5/20
ip prefix-list Hello permit 6.6.6.6/19


5. Using the blow commands, complete modifying entire IP blocks.

:%s/\/32/\/32 orlonger;/g
:%s/\/30/\/30 orlonger;/g
:%s/\/29/\/29 orlonger;/g
:%s/\/28/\/28 orlonger;/g
:%s/\/27/\/27 orlonger;/g
:%s/\/26/\/26 orlonger;/g
:%s/\/25/\/25 orlonger;/g
:%s/\/24/\/24 orlonger;/g
:%s/\/23/\/23 orlonger;/g
:%s/\/22/\/22 orlonger;/g
:%s/\/21/\/21 orlonger;/g
:%s/\/20/\/20 orlonger;/g
:%s/\/19/\/19 orlonger;/g
:%s/\/18/\/18 orlonger;/g
:%s/\/17/\/17 orlonger;/g
:%s/\/16/\/16 orlonger;/g
:%s/\/15/\/15 orlonger;/g
:%s/\/14/\/14 orlonger;/g
:%s/\/13/\/13 orlonger;/g
:%s/\/12/\/12 orlonger;/g
:%s/\/11/\/11 orlonger;/g
:%s/\/10/\/10 orlonger;/g


Final IP blocks look like below

ip prefix-list Hello permit 1.1.1.1/24 le 32
ip prefix-list Hello permit 2.2.2.2/23 le 32
ip prefix-list Hello permit 3.3.3.3/22 le 32
ip prefix-list Hello permit 4.4.4.4/21 le 32
ip prefix-list Hello permit 5.5.5.5/20 le 32
ip prefix-list Hello permit 6.6.6.6/19 le 32



It is help only huge huge huge list of access list or prefix list.
After modifed raw IP list, add it to current access list or prefix

Last Updated (Saturday, 19 November 2011 21:00)

 
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