Difference between list and show command

Hi,

list will list you configuration, for example,

list ltm virtual

, will list you all VS configuration:

This command allow you to list info about a specific VS

list ltm virtual destination | grep -B 1 A.B.C.D

Show command allow you to see VS stat for example:

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Ltm::Virtual Server: vs-ctlq-app-ext-443
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Status
  Availability     : available
  State            : enabled
  Reason           : The virtual server is available
  CMP              : enabled
  CMP Mode         : all-cpus
  Destination      : 1.1.1.1:443

Traffic                             ClientSide  Ephemeral  General
  Bits In                               451.1K          0        -
  Bits Out                                1.8M          0        -
  Packets In                               273          0        -
  Packets Out                              295          0        -
  Current Connections                        0          0        -
  Maximum Connections                        3          0        -
  Total Connections                          6          0        -
  Evicted Connections                        0          0        -
  Slow Connections Killed                    0          0        -
  Min Conn Duration/msec                     -          -     3.4K
  Max Conn Duration/msec                     -          -     1.2M
  Mean Conn Duration/msec                    -          -    28.2K
  Total Requests                             -          -        0

Here an article that show you example of both command with diference: https://devcentral.f5.com/questions/show-running-vs-list-commands-52153

Hope it help you.

regards