Vtysh command

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A programm and command available on Linux platforms with the Zebra routing protocol suite installed; used to launch the VTY shell. The VTY shell is a command line interface or shell specifically used to modify Zebra daemon configurations and provides help functions and syntax checking amongst other benefits over directly modifying configuration files.

Usage Syntax

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vtysh [[options]]

Common options include;

• -h - display help text
• -f [path/]file_name - load the specified file_name

Usage Examples

vtysh

Usage Notes

On F5 BigIP platforms, this command is not available unless an advanced routing module is installed and activated.

Command Alternatives

The imish command performs the same functions as this command.

Linux Usage Notes

With most Linux or Unix commands;

• Non root users may need to prefix commands with the sudo command, for example: sudo chmod 644 *
• Brief help can be displayed using the -h or --help parameter, for example: chmod --help
• A full command manual can be displayed using the man command followed by the command name, for example: man chmod
• Sometimes 'info' pages are used instead of or to provide more information than man pages; for example: info chmod
• Version information can normally be display using the -v, -V or --version parameter, for example: chmod --version. However, this paramater is also frequently used to display verbose output.

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Related Files

The vtysh executable is normally found here: /usr/sbin/vtysh

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