Accessing the CLI Script Environment

Use the following procedure to access the CLI script environment.

1. In the CLI, enter the script environment using the script command:

   hostname:> script
   ("." to run)>

2. At the script environment prompt, you can input your script, finally entering a period character (.) alone on a line to execute the script:

   hostname:> script
   ("." to run)> for (i = 10; i > 0; i--)
   ("." to run)>    printf("%d... ", i);
   ("." to run)> printf("Blastoff!\n");
   ("." to run)> .
   10... 9... 8... 7... 6... 5... 4... 3... 2... 1... Blastoff!

3. If your script is a single line, you can simply provide it as an argument to the script command, making for an easy way to explore scripting:

   hostname:> script print("It is now " + new Date())
   It is now Tue Oct 11 2022 05:33:01 GMT+0000 (UTC)