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command line mode, make sure to use the -C option as part of the command line. See CLI

Options on page 122.

When invoked without commands, CLI enters interactive mode; see Interactive mode on page

122. When the CLI utility is invoked with the -f <file> option or is invoked from a script, the

commands are executed in batch mode from the specified file or script. See CLI Options on

page 122.

Interactive mode

Interactive mode is entered by invoking CLI on the command line. The cli> prompt appears,

and the administrator performs configuration by entering commands followed by parameters

followed by parameter arguments at the cli> prompt. The CLI utility waits for new commands

until the user enters the quit or exit command. You must enter the commit command for

changes to take effect.

Batch mode

Batch mode refers to invoking CLI commands from a file as follows:

CLI commands can be saved in a plain text file and executed in batch mode by invoking the

CLI utility with the -f <file> option.

• CLI commands can be used in any kind of shell script:

• #!/usr/bin/cli can be invoked at the top of a shell script if the script contains only CLI

commands.

• Any type of shell can be used to run CLI commands along with other commands.

CLI Options

Administrators can invoke the CLI command with a number of different options shown in the

following table.

Option Description

-1 Single command only (no effect in interactive mode).

-C Commits changes automatically when quitting.

-f <file>

Reads commands from <file>. Used for running commands in batch mode.

NOTE: You may use “-“ for stdin, such as cli -f -.

Table 7.1: CLI Utility Options

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