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Automation Scripting User Guide
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get-command() Function (SLAX)

date_range 13-Jan-21

Namespaces

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http://xml.juniper.net/junos/commit-scripts/1.0
http://xml.libslax.org/slax

SLAX Syntax

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string = prefix:get-command(string);

Description

Prompt the user for input and return the input as a string. If the readline (or libedit) library was found at install time, the return string is entered in the readline history, and will be available using the readline history keystrokes (Ctrl+P and Ctrl+N).

The prefix associated with the namespace URI should be defined in the prefix-to-namespace mapping in the style sheet.

Parameters

string

Prompt text.

Return Value

string

Command text entered by the user.

Usage Examples

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 var $response = slax:get-command("# ");

Release Information

Function introduced in version 1.1 of the SLAX language, which is supported in Junos OS Release 12.2 and later releases.

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