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single: cli (command)
cli command
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Synopsis
--------
::
cli get
cli set cli_flavor
Description
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The cli command permits getting and changing the current parser at runtime.
cli get
~~~~~~~
It shows the current value of the parser used by the CLI.
cli set
~~~~~~~
It permits setting the value of the parser used by the CLI.
Possible values are old and modern.
Note that, to use a specific parser its code should have been compiled, that
is to say you need to enable the corresponding CONFIG_HUSH*.
Otherwise, an error message is printed.
Examples
--------
Get the current parser::
=> cli get
old
Change the current parser::
=> cli get
old
=> cli set modern
=> cli get
modern
=> cli set old
=> cli get
old
Trying to set the current parser to an unknown value::
=> cli set foo
Bad value for parser name: foo
cli - cli
Usage:
cli get - print current cli
set - set the current cli, possible values are: old, modern
Trying to set the current parser to a correct value but its code was not
compiled::
=> cli get
modern
=> cli set old
Want to set current parser to old, but its code was not compiled!
Return value
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The return value $? indicates whether the command succeeded.