# match community

#### Syntax

match community listName [ listName ]* [ exact-match ]

no match community [ listName ]* [ exact-match ]

#### Release Information

Command introduced before JunosE Release 7.1.0. match distance

#### Description

Matches a BGP community list. The no version removes the match clause from a route map unless you specify a value, in which case only that value is removed from the match clause.

#### Options

- listName—String of up to 32 characters that designates a community list; you can optionally use a regular expression to specify the listName
- exact-match—Limits the match to a route that contains only the communities contained in the specified list; cannot be used with a community list specified by a regular expression
- *—Indicates that one or more parameters can be repeated multiple times in a list in the command line

#### Mode

Policy List Configuration, Route Map Configuration