diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_vty.c b/bgpd/bgp_vty.c
index 6dd49a0..101f676 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_vty.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_vty.c
@@ -8210,57 +8210,16 @@
 
 /* Redistribute VTY commands.  */
 
-/* Utility function to convert user input route type string to route
-   type.  */
-static int
-bgp_str2route_type (int afi, const char *str)
-{
-  if (! str)
-    return 0;
-
-  if (afi == AFI_IP)
-    {
-      if (strncmp (str, "k", 1) == 0)
-	return ZEBRA_ROUTE_KERNEL;
-      else if (strncmp (str, "c", 1) == 0)
-	return ZEBRA_ROUTE_CONNECT;
-      else if (strncmp (str, "s", 1) == 0)
-	return ZEBRA_ROUTE_STATIC;
-      else if (strncmp (str, "r", 1) == 0)
-	return ZEBRA_ROUTE_RIP;
-      else if (strncmp (str, "o", 1) == 0)
-	return ZEBRA_ROUTE_OSPF;
-    }
-  if (afi == AFI_IP6)
-    {
-      if (strncmp (str, "k", 1) == 0)
-	return ZEBRA_ROUTE_KERNEL;
-      else if (strncmp (str, "c", 1) == 0)
-	return ZEBRA_ROUTE_CONNECT;
-      else if (strncmp (str, "s", 1) == 0)
-	return ZEBRA_ROUTE_STATIC;
-      else if (strncmp (str, "r", 1) == 0)
-	return ZEBRA_ROUTE_RIPNG;
-      else if (strncmp (str, "o", 1) == 0)
-	return ZEBRA_ROUTE_OSPF6;
-    }
-  return 0;
-}
-
 DEFUN (bgp_redistribute_ipv4,
        bgp_redistribute_ipv4_cmd,
-       "redistribute (connected|kernel|ospf|rip|static)",
+       "redistribute " QUAGGA_IP_REDIST_STR_BGPD,
        "Redistribute information from another routing protocol\n"
-       "Connected\n"
-       "Kernel routes\n"
-       "Open Shurtest Path First (OSPF)\n"
-       "Routing Information Protocol (RIP)\n"
-       "Static routes\n")
+       QUAGGA_IP_REDIST_HELP_STR_BGPD)
 {
   int type;
 
-  type = bgp_str2route_type (AFI_IP, argv[0]);
-  if (! type)
+  type = proto_redistnum (AFI_IP, argv[0]);
+  if (type < 0 || type == ZEBRA_ROUTE_BGP)
     {
       vty_out (vty, "%% Invalid route type%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
       return CMD_WARNING;
@@ -8270,20 +8229,16 @@
 
 DEFUN (bgp_redistribute_ipv4_rmap,
        bgp_redistribute_ipv4_rmap_cmd,
-       "redistribute (connected|kernel|ospf|rip|static) route-map WORD",
+       "redistribute " QUAGGA_IP_REDIST_STR_BGPD " route-map WORD",
        "Redistribute information from another routing protocol\n"
-       "Connected\n"
-       "Kernel routes\n"
-       "Open Shurtest Path First (OSPF)\n"
-       "Routing Information Protocol (RIP)\n"
-       "Static routes\n"
+       QUAGGA_IP_REDIST_HELP_STR_BGPD
        "Route map reference\n"
        "Pointer to route-map entries\n")
 {
   int type;
 
-  type = bgp_str2route_type (AFI_IP, argv[0]);
-  if (! type)
+  type = proto_redistnum (AFI_IP, argv[0]);
+  if (type < 0 || type == ZEBRA_ROUTE_BGP)
     {
       vty_out (vty, "%% Invalid route type%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
       return CMD_WARNING;
@@ -8295,21 +8250,17 @@
 
 DEFUN (bgp_redistribute_ipv4_metric,
        bgp_redistribute_ipv4_metric_cmd,
-       "redistribute (connected|kernel|ospf|rip|static) metric <0-4294967295>",
+       "redistribute " QUAGGA_IP_REDIST_STR_BGPD " metric <0-4294967295>",
        "Redistribute information from another routing protocol\n"
-       "Connected\n"
-       "Kernel routes\n"
-       "Open Shurtest Path First (OSPF)\n"
-       "Routing Information Protocol (RIP)\n"
-       "Static routes\n"
+       QUAGGA_IP_REDIST_HELP_STR_BGPD
        "Metric for redistributed routes\n"
        "Default metric\n")
 {
   int type;
   u_int32_t metric;
 
-  type = bgp_str2route_type (AFI_IP, argv[0]);
-  if (! type)
+  type = proto_redistnum (AFI_IP, argv[0]);
+  if (type < 0 || type == ZEBRA_ROUTE_BGP)
     {
       vty_out (vty, "%% Invalid route type%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
       return CMD_WARNING;
@@ -8322,13 +8273,9 @@
 
 DEFUN (bgp_redistribute_ipv4_rmap_metric,
        bgp_redistribute_ipv4_rmap_metric_cmd,
-       "redistribute (connected|kernel|ospf|rip|static) route-map WORD metric <0-4294967295>",
+       "redistribute " QUAGGA_IP_REDIST_STR_BGPD " route-map WORD metric <0-4294967295>",
        "Redistribute information from another routing protocol\n"
-       "Connected\n"
-       "Kernel routes\n"
-       "Open Shurtest Path First (OSPF)\n"
-       "Routing Information Protocol (RIP)\n"
-       "Static routes\n"
+       QUAGGA_IP_REDIST_HELP_STR_BGPD
        "Route map reference\n"
        "Pointer to route-map entries\n"
        "Metric for redistributed routes\n"
@@ -8337,8 +8284,8 @@
   int type;
   u_int32_t metric;
 
-  type = bgp_str2route_type (AFI_IP, argv[0]);
-  if (! type)
+  type = proto_redistnum (AFI_IP, argv[0]);
+  if (type < 0 || type == ZEBRA_ROUTE_BGP)
     {
       vty_out (vty, "%% Invalid route type%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
       return CMD_WARNING;
@@ -8352,13 +8299,9 @@
 
 DEFUN (bgp_redistribute_ipv4_metric_rmap,
        bgp_redistribute_ipv4_metric_rmap_cmd,
-       "redistribute (connected|kernel|ospf|rip|static) metric <0-4294967295> route-map WORD",
+       "redistribute " QUAGGA_IP_REDIST_STR_BGPD " metric <0-4294967295> route-map WORD",
        "Redistribute information from another routing protocol\n"
-       "Connected\n"
-       "Kernel routes\n"
-       "Open Shurtest Path First (OSPF)\n"
-       "Routing Information Protocol (RIP)\n"
-       "Static routes\n"
+       QUAGGA_IP_REDIST_HELP_STR_BGPD
        "Metric for redistributed routes\n"
        "Default metric\n"
        "Route map reference\n"
@@ -8367,8 +8310,8 @@
   int type;
   u_int32_t metric;
 
-  type = bgp_str2route_type (AFI_IP, argv[0]);
-  if (! type)
+  type = proto_redistnum (AFI_IP, argv[0]);
+  if (type < 0 || type == ZEBRA_ROUTE_BGP)
     {
       vty_out (vty, "%% Invalid route type%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
       return CMD_WARNING;
@@ -8382,19 +8325,15 @@
 
 DEFUN (no_bgp_redistribute_ipv4,
        no_bgp_redistribute_ipv4_cmd,
-       "no redistribute (connected|kernel|ospf|rip|static)",
+       "no redistribute " QUAGGA_IP_REDIST_STR_BGPD,
        NO_STR
        "Redistribute information from another routing protocol\n"
-       "Connected\n"
-       "Kernel routes\n"
-       "Open Shurtest Path First (OSPF)\n"
-       "Routing Information Protocol (RIP)\n"
-       "Static routes\n")
+       QUAGGA_IP_REDIST_HELP_STR_BGPD)
 {
   int type;
 
-  type = bgp_str2route_type (AFI_IP, argv[0]);
-  if (! type)
+  type = proto_redistnum (AFI_IP, argv[0]);
+  if (type < 0 || type == ZEBRA_ROUTE_BGP)
     {
       vty_out (vty, "%% Invalid route type%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
       return CMD_WARNING;
@@ -8405,21 +8344,17 @@
 
 DEFUN (no_bgp_redistribute_ipv4_rmap,
        no_bgp_redistribute_ipv4_rmap_cmd,
-       "no redistribute (connected|kernel|ospf|rip|static) route-map WORD",
+       "no redistribute " QUAGGA_IP_REDIST_STR_BGPD " route-map WORD",
        NO_STR
        "Redistribute information from another routing protocol\n"
-       "Connected\n"
-       "Kernel routes\n"
-       "Open Shurtest Path First (OSPF)\n"
-       "Routing Information Protocol (RIP)\n"
-       "Static routes\n"
+       QUAGGA_IP_REDIST_HELP_STR_BGPD
        "Route map reference\n"
        "Pointer to route-map entries\n")
 {
   int type;
 
-  type = bgp_str2route_type (AFI_IP, argv[0]);
-  if (! type)
+  type = proto_redistnum (AFI_IP, argv[0]);
+  if (type < 0 || type == ZEBRA_ROUTE_BGP)
     {
       vty_out (vty, "%% Invalid route type%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
       return CMD_WARNING;
@@ -8431,21 +8366,17 @@
 
 DEFUN (no_bgp_redistribute_ipv4_metric,
        no_bgp_redistribute_ipv4_metric_cmd,
-       "no redistribute (connected|kernel|ospf|rip|static) metric <0-4294967295>",
+       "no redistribute " QUAGGA_IP_REDIST_STR_BGPD " metric <0-4294967295>",
        NO_STR
        "Redistribute information from another routing protocol\n"
-       "Connected\n"
-       "Kernel routes\n"
-       "Open Shurtest Path First (OSPF)\n"
-       "Routing Information Protocol (RIP)\n"
-       "Static routes\n"
+       QUAGGA_IP_REDIST_HELP_STR_BGPD
        "Metric for redistributed routes\n"
        "Default metric\n")
 {
   int type;
 
-  type = bgp_str2route_type (AFI_IP, argv[0]);
-  if (! type)
+  type = proto_redistnum (AFI_IP, argv[0]);
+  if (type < 0 || type == ZEBRA_ROUTE_BGP)
     {
       vty_out (vty, "%% Invalid route type%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
       return CMD_WARNING;
@@ -8457,14 +8388,10 @@
 
 DEFUN (no_bgp_redistribute_ipv4_rmap_metric,
        no_bgp_redistribute_ipv4_rmap_metric_cmd,
-       "no redistribute (connected|kernel|ospf|rip|static) route-map WORD metric <0-4294967295>",
+       "no redistribute " QUAGGA_IP_REDIST_STR_BGPD " route-map WORD metric <0-4294967295>",
        NO_STR
        "Redistribute information from another routing protocol\n"
-       "Connected\n"
-       "Kernel routes\n"
-       "Open Shurtest Path First (OSPF)\n"
-       "Routing Information Protocol (RIP)\n"
-       "Static routes\n"
+       QUAGGA_IP_REDIST_HELP_STR_BGPD
        "Route map reference\n"
        "Pointer to route-map entries\n"
        "Metric for redistributed routes\n"
@@ -8472,8 +8399,8 @@
 {
   int type;
 
-  type = bgp_str2route_type (AFI_IP, argv[0]);
-  if (! type)
+  type = proto_redistnum (AFI_IP, argv[0]);
+  if (type < 0 || type == ZEBRA_ROUTE_BGP)
     {
       vty_out (vty, "%% Invalid route type%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
       return CMD_WARNING;
@@ -8486,14 +8413,10 @@
 
 ALIAS (no_bgp_redistribute_ipv4_rmap_metric,
        no_bgp_redistribute_ipv4_metric_rmap_cmd,
-       "no redistribute (connected|kernel|ospf|rip|static) metric <0-4294967295> route-map WORD",
+       "no redistribute " QUAGGA_IP_REDIST_STR_BGPD " metric <0-4294967295> route-map WORD",
        NO_STR
        "Redistribute information from another routing protocol\n"
-       "Connected\n"
-       "Kernel routes\n"
-       "Open Shurtest Path First (OSPF)\n"
-       "Routing Information Protocol (RIP)\n"
-       "Static routes\n"
+       QUAGGA_IP_REDIST_HELP_STR_BGPD
        "Metric for redistributed routes\n"
        "Default metric\n"
        "Route map reference\n"
@@ -8502,18 +8425,14 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_IPV6
 DEFUN (bgp_redistribute_ipv6,
        bgp_redistribute_ipv6_cmd,
-       "redistribute (connected|kernel|ospf6|ripng|static)",
+       "redistribute " QUAGGA_IP6_REDIST_STR_BGPD,
        "Redistribute information from another routing protocol\n"
-       "Connected\n"
-       "Kernel routes\n"
-       "Open Shurtest Path First (OSPFv3)\n"
-       "Routing Information Protocol (RIPng)\n"
-       "Static routes\n")
+       QUAGGA_IP6_REDIST_HELP_STR_BGPD)
 {
   int type;
 
-  type = bgp_str2route_type (AFI_IP6, argv[0]);
-  if (! type)
+  type = proto_redistnum (AFI_IP6, argv[0]);
+  if (type < 0 || type == ZEBRA_ROUTE_BGP)
     {
       vty_out (vty, "%% Invalid route type%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
       return CMD_WARNING;
@@ -8524,20 +8443,16 @@
 
 DEFUN (bgp_redistribute_ipv6_rmap,
        bgp_redistribute_ipv6_rmap_cmd,
-       "redistribute (connected|kernel|ospf6|ripng|static) route-map WORD",
+       "redistribute " QUAGGA_IP6_REDIST_STR_BGPD " route-map WORD",
        "Redistribute information from another routing protocol\n"
-       "Connected\n"
-       "Kernel routes\n"
-       "Open Shurtest Path First (OSPFv3)\n"
-       "Routing Information Protocol (RIPng)\n"
-       "Static routes\n"
+       QUAGGA_IP6_REDIST_HELP_STR_BGPD
        "Route map reference\n"
        "Pointer to route-map entries\n")
 {
   int type;
 
-  type = bgp_str2route_type (AFI_IP6, argv[0]);
-  if (! type)
+  type = proto_redistnum (AFI_IP6, argv[0]);
+  if (type < 0 || type == ZEBRA_ROUTE_BGP)
     {
       vty_out (vty, "%% Invalid route type%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
       return CMD_WARNING;
@@ -8549,21 +8464,17 @@
 
 DEFUN (bgp_redistribute_ipv6_metric,
        bgp_redistribute_ipv6_metric_cmd,
-       "redistribute (connected|kernel|ospf6|ripng|static) metric <0-4294967295>",
+       "redistribute " QUAGGA_IP6_REDIST_STR_BGPD " metric <0-4294967295>",
        "Redistribute information from another routing protocol\n"
-       "Connected\n"
-       "Kernel routes\n"
-       "Open Shurtest Path First (OSPFv3)\n"
-       "Routing Information Protocol (RIPng)\n"
-       "Static routes\n"
+       QUAGGA_IP6_REDIST_HELP_STR_BGPD
        "Metric for redistributed routes\n"
        "Default metric\n")
 {
   int type;
   u_int32_t metric;
 
-  type = bgp_str2route_type (AFI_IP6, argv[0]);
-  if (! type)
+  type = proto_redistnum (AFI_IP6, argv[0]);
+  if (type < 0 || type == ZEBRA_ROUTE_BGP)
     {
       vty_out (vty, "%% Invalid route type%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
       return CMD_WARNING;
@@ -8576,13 +8487,9 @@
 
 DEFUN (bgp_redistribute_ipv6_rmap_metric,
        bgp_redistribute_ipv6_rmap_metric_cmd,
-       "redistribute (connected|kernel|ospf6|ripng|static) route-map WORD metric <0-4294967295>",
+       "redistribute " QUAGGA_IP6_REDIST_STR_BGPD " route-map WORD metric <0-4294967295>",
        "Redistribute information from another routing protocol\n"
-       "Connected\n"
-       "Kernel routes\n"
-       "Open Shurtest Path First (OSPFv3)\n"
-       "Routing Information Protocol (RIPng)\n"
-       "Static routes\n"
+       QUAGGA_IP6_REDIST_HELP_STR_BGPD
        "Route map reference\n"
        "Pointer to route-map entries\n"
        "Metric for redistributed routes\n"
@@ -8591,8 +8498,8 @@
   int type;
   u_int32_t metric;
 
-  type = bgp_str2route_type (AFI_IP6, argv[0]);
-  if (! type)
+  type = proto_redistnum (AFI_IP6, argv[0]);
+  if (type < 0 || type == ZEBRA_ROUTE_BGP)
     {
       vty_out (vty, "%% Invalid route type%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
       return CMD_WARNING;
@@ -8606,13 +8513,9 @@
 
 DEFUN (bgp_redistribute_ipv6_metric_rmap,
        bgp_redistribute_ipv6_metric_rmap_cmd,
-       "redistribute (connected|kernel|ospf6|ripng|static) metric <0-4294967295> route-map WORD",
+       "redistribute " QUAGGA_IP6_REDIST_STR_BGPD " metric <0-4294967295> route-map WORD",
        "Redistribute information from another routing protocol\n"
-       "Connected\n"
-       "Kernel routes\n"
-       "Open Shurtest Path First (OSPFv3)\n"
-       "Routing Information Protocol (RIPng)\n"
-       "Static routes\n"
+       QUAGGA_IP6_REDIST_HELP_STR_BGPD
        "Metric for redistributed routes\n"
        "Default metric\n"
        "Route map reference\n"
@@ -8621,8 +8524,8 @@
   int type;
   u_int32_t metric;
 
-  type = bgp_str2route_type (AFI_IP6, argv[0]);
-  if (! type)
+  type = proto_redistnum (AFI_IP6, argv[0]);
+  if (type < 0 || type == ZEBRA_ROUTE_BGP)
     {
       vty_out (vty, "%% Invalid route type%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
       return CMD_WARNING;
@@ -8636,19 +8539,15 @@
 
 DEFUN (no_bgp_redistribute_ipv6,
        no_bgp_redistribute_ipv6_cmd,
-       "no redistribute (connected|kernel|ospf6|ripng|static)",
+       "no redistribute " QUAGGA_IP6_REDIST_STR_BGPD,
        NO_STR
        "Redistribute information from another routing protocol\n"
-       "Connected\n"
-       "Kernel routes\n"
-       "Open Shurtest Path First (OSPFv3)\n"
-       "Routing Information Protocol (RIPng)\n"
-       "Static routes\n")
+       QUAGGA_IP6_REDIST_HELP_STR_BGPD)
 {
   int type;
 
-  type = bgp_str2route_type (AFI_IP6, argv[0]);
-  if (! type)
+  type = proto_redistnum (AFI_IP6, argv[0]);
+  if (type < 0 || type == ZEBRA_ROUTE_BGP)
     {
       vty_out (vty, "%% Invalid route type%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
       return CMD_WARNING;
@@ -8659,21 +8558,17 @@
 
 DEFUN (no_bgp_redistribute_ipv6_rmap,
        no_bgp_redistribute_ipv6_rmap_cmd,
-       "no redistribute (connected|kernel|ospf6|ripng|static) route-map WORD",
+       "no redistribute " QUAGGA_IP6_REDIST_STR_BGPD " route-map WORD",
        NO_STR
        "Redistribute information from another routing protocol\n"
-       "Connected\n"
-       "Kernel routes\n"
-       "Open Shurtest Path First (OSPFv3)\n"
-       "Routing Information Protocol (RIPng)\n"
-       "Static routes\n"
+       QUAGGA_IP6_REDIST_HELP_STR_BGPD
        "Route map reference\n"
        "Pointer to route-map entries\n")
 {
   int type;
 
-  type = bgp_str2route_type (AFI_IP6, argv[0]);
-  if (! type)
+  type = proto_redistnum (AFI_IP6, argv[0]);
+  if (type < 0 || type == ZEBRA_ROUTE_BGP)
     {
       vty_out (vty, "%% Invalid route type%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
       return CMD_WARNING;
@@ -8685,21 +8580,17 @@
 
 DEFUN (no_bgp_redistribute_ipv6_metric,
        no_bgp_redistribute_ipv6_metric_cmd,
-       "no redistribute (connected|kernel|ospf6|ripng|static) metric <0-4294967295>",
+       "no redistribute " QUAGGA_IP6_REDIST_STR_BGPD " metric <0-4294967295>",
        NO_STR
        "Redistribute information from another routing protocol\n"
-       "Connected\n"
-       "Kernel routes\n"
-       "Open Shurtest Path First (OSPFv3)\n"
-       "Routing Information Protocol (RIPng)\n"
-       "Static routes\n"
+       QUAGGA_IP6_REDIST_HELP_STR_BGPD
        "Metric for redistributed routes\n"
        "Default metric\n")
 {
   int type;
 
-  type = bgp_str2route_type (AFI_IP6, argv[0]);
-  if (! type)
+  type = proto_redistnum (AFI_IP6, argv[0]);
+  if (type < 0 || type == ZEBRA_ROUTE_BGP)
     {
       vty_out (vty, "%% Invalid route type%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
       return CMD_WARNING;
@@ -8711,14 +8602,10 @@
 
 DEFUN (no_bgp_redistribute_ipv6_rmap_metric,
        no_bgp_redistribute_ipv6_rmap_metric_cmd,
-       "no redistribute (connected|kernel|ospf6|ripng|static) route-map WORD metric <0-4294967295>",
+       "no redistribute " QUAGGA_IP6_REDIST_STR_BGPD " route-map WORD metric <0-4294967295>",
        NO_STR
        "Redistribute information from another routing protocol\n"
-       "Connected\n"
-       "Kernel routes\n"
-       "Open Shurtest Path First (OSPFv3)\n"
-       "Routing Information Protocol (RIPng)\n"
-       "Static routes\n"
+       QUAGGA_IP6_REDIST_HELP_STR_BGPD
        "Route map reference\n"
        "Pointer to route-map entries\n"
        "Metric for redistributed routes\n"
@@ -8726,8 +8613,8 @@
 {
   int type;
 
-  type = bgp_str2route_type (AFI_IP6, argv[0]);
-  if (! type)
+  type = proto_redistnum (AFI_IP6, argv[0]);
+  if (type < 0 || type == ZEBRA_ROUTE_BGP)
     {
       vty_out (vty, "%% Invalid route type%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
       return CMD_WARNING;
@@ -8740,14 +8627,10 @@
 
 ALIAS (no_bgp_redistribute_ipv6_rmap_metric,
        no_bgp_redistribute_ipv6_metric_rmap_cmd,
-       "no redistribute (connected|kernel|ospf6|ripng|static) metric <0-4294967295> route-map WORD",
+       "no redistribute " QUAGGA_IP6_REDIST_STR_BGPD " metric <0-4294967295> route-map WORD",
        NO_STR
        "Redistribute information from another routing protocol\n"
-       "Connected\n"
-       "Kernel routes\n"
-       "Open Shurtest Path First (OSPFv3)\n"
-       "Routing Information Protocol (RIPng)\n"
-       "Static routes\n"
+       QUAGGA_IP6_REDIST_HELP_STR_BGPD
        "Metric for redistributed routes\n"
        "Default metric\n"
        "Route map reference\n"