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author | currite <sll@disroot.org> | 2020-09-16 13:59:24 +0200 |
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committer | currite <sll@disroot.org> | 2020-09-16 13:59:24 +0200 |
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configuration overview: add set and comment to editing subsection
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diff --git a/docs/configuration-overview.rst b/docs/configuration-overview.rst index 06c86e9d..85abbfce 100644 --- a/docs/configuration-overview.rst +++ b/docs/configuration-overview.rst @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ files. Terminology =========== - +live A VyOS system has three major types of configurations: * **Active** or **running configuration** is the system configuration @@ -240,53 +240,21 @@ sub-level takes you back to the top level. vyos@vyos# exit Warning: configuration changes have not been saved. -Comment -------- - -.. cfgcmd:: comment <config node> "comment text" - - Add comment as an annotation to a configuration node. - - The ``comment`` command allows you to insert a comment above the - ``<config node>`` configuration section. When shown, comments are - enclosed with ``/*`` and ``*/`` as open/close delimiters. Comments - need to be commited, just like other config changes. - - To remove an existing comment from your current configuration, - specify an empty string enclosed in double quote marks (``""``) as - the comment text. - - Example: - - .. code-block:: none - - vyos@vyos# comment firewall all-ping "Yes I know this VyOS is cool" - vyos@vyos# commit - vyos@vyos# show - firewall { - /* Yes I know this VyOS is cool */ - all-ping enable - broadcast-ping disable - ... - } - - .. note:: An important thing to note is that since the comment is - added on top of the section, it will not appear if the ``show - <section>`` command is used. With the above example, the `show - firewall` command would return starting after the ``firewall - {`` line, hiding the comment. - - Editing the configuration ========================= The configuration can be edited by the use of :cfgcmd:`set` and -:cfgcmd:`delete` commands from within configuration mode. Configuration -commands are flattened from the tree into 'one-liner' commands shown in -:opcmd:`show configuration commands` from operation mode. +:cfgcmd:`delete` commands from within configuration mode. + +.. cfgcmd:: set + + Use this command to set the value of a parameter or to create a new + element. -Commands are relative to the level where they are executed and all +Configuration commands are flattened from the tree into 'one-liner' +commands shown in :opcmd:`show configuration commands` from operation +mode. Commands are relative to the level where they are executed and all redundant information from the current level is removed from the command entered. @@ -470,6 +438,44 @@ different levels in the hierarchy. address 198.51.100.0/24 } } + + +.. cfgcmd:: comment <config node> "comment text" + + Add comment as an annotation to a configuration node. + + The ``comment`` command allows you to insert a comment above the + ``<config node>`` configuration section. When shown, comments are + enclosed with ``/*`` and ``*/`` as open/close delimiters. Comments + need to be commited, just like other config changes. + + To remove an existing comment from your current configuration, + specify an empty string enclosed in double quote marks (``""``) as + the comment text. + + Example: + + .. code-block:: none + + vyos@vyos# comment firewall all-ping "Yes I know this VyOS is cool" + vyos@vyos# commit + vyos@vyos# show + firewall { + /* Yes I know this VyOS is cool */ + all-ping enable + broadcast-ping disable + ... + } + + .. note:: An important thing to note is that since the comment is + added on top of the section, it will not appear if the ``show + <section>`` command is used. With the above example, the `show + firewall` command would return starting after the ``firewall + {`` line, hiding the comment. + + + + .. _run_opmode_from_config_mode: |