Customize the CLI

• Specify how long an administrative session to the management interface (CLI or web interface) can remain idle before logging the administrator out:

  username@hostname# set deviceconfig setting management idle-timeout ? 
    0        never 
    <value>  <1-1440> 

  If you want to set the CLI timeout value to a value different from the global management idle-timeout value, use the set cli timeout command in operational mode.
• Specify the format for command output:

  username@hostname> set cli config-output-format ? 
    default   default 
    json      json 
    set       set 
    xml       xml 

  For example, in the default setting the config-output-format looks like this:

  username@hostname# show deviceconfig system dns-setting servers 
  servers {
    primary 1.2.3.4;
    secondary 1.2.3.5;
  }
   

  Changing the setting to set results in output that looks like this:

  username@hostname# show deviceconfig system dns-setting servers 
  set deviceconfig system dns-setting servers primary 1.2.3.4
  set deviceconfig system dns-setting servers secondary 1.2.3.5
  [edit] 
  [edit] 

  Changing the setting to xml results in output that looks like this:

  username@hostname# show deviceconfig system dns-setting servers 
  <response status="success" code="19"> 
    <result total-count="1" count="1"> 
      <servers> 
        <primary>1.2.3.4</primary>
        <secondary>1.2.3.5</secondary>        
      </servers> 
    </result> 
  </response> 

• Switch to scripting mode. In scripting mode, you can copy and paste commands from a text file directly into the CLI. Although you can do this without scripting-mode enabled (up to 20 lines). If you cut-and-paste a block of text into the CLI, examine the output of the lines you pasted. If you see lines that are truncated or generate errors, you may have to re-paste a smaller section of text, or switch to scripting-mode:

  username@hostname> set cli scripting-mode on

  When in scripting-mode, you cannot use Tab to complete commands or use ? to get help on command syntax. When you are done pasting commands, switch back to regular mode using the set cli scripting-mode off command.