To reproduce, we can use the interface description
1.3.5 in config file we see \\
vyos@r1# set interfaces ethernet eth1 description 'WAN\interface' [edit] vyos@r1# set interfaces ethernet eth0 description 'WAN\interface' [edit] vyos@r1# set interfaces ethernet eth1 description 'My\LAN interface|for lan | network' [edit] vyos@r1# compare [edit interfaces ethernet eth0] >description WAN\interface [edit interfaces ethernet eth1] +description "My\LAN interface|for lan | network" [edit] vyos@r1# commit [edit] vyos@r1# save Saving configuration to '/config/config.boot'... Done [edit] vyos@r1# run show conf com | match desc set interfaces ethernet eth0 description 'WAN\\\\interface' set interfaces ethernet eth1 description 'My\\LAN interface|for lan | network' [edit] vyos@r1#
After update to 1.4-rc1+
vyos@r1:~$ show conf com | match desc set interfaces ethernet eth0 description 'WAN\\\\\\\\interface' set interfaces ethernet eth1 description 'My\\LAN interface|for lan | network' vyos@r1:~$