Cli Var Name (Configuration) - Cisco MDS 9000 series Command Reference Manual

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cli var name (configuration)

To define a CLI variable that persists across CLI sessions and switch reloads, use the cli var name
command in configuration submode. To remove the user-defined persistent CLI variable, use the no form
of the command.
Syntax Description name
value
Defaults None.
Command Modes
Configuration submode.
Command History Release
3.0(1)
Usage Guidelines CLI variables can be used as follows:
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CLI variables have the following limitations:
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Examples The following example creates a persistent user-defined CLI variable.
switch# config t
switch(config)# cli var name mgmtport mgmt 0
Related Commands Command
show cli variables
OL-8413-07, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
cli var name name value
no cli var name name
Modification
This command was introduced.
Entered directly on the command line.
Passed to the child script and initiated using the run-script command. The variables defined in the
parent shell are available for use in the child run-script command process.
Passed as command-line arguments to the run-script command.
Referenced using the syntax $(variable).
You cannot reference a variable through another variable using nested references.
Description
Displays all CLI variables (persistent, session and system).
Specifies a variable name. The maximum size is 31 characters.
Specifies a variable value. The maximum size is 80.
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