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Juniper Networks Certified Associate, Junos (JNCIA-Junos) JN0-106 · Domain 4: Configuration basics

Configuration groups with `groups` and `apply-groups`, including wildcards

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Configuration groups let you write a piece of configuration once and apply it in many places. This keeps large configurations short, consistent and easier to change. A group is defined under the groups hierarchy using the same structure as the normal configuration, and it has no effect until you reference it with apply-groups.

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