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set menu

136 Chapter 2 Command Descriptions

command=string

The command that is executed when this menu item is selected. This

may be any valid command on the CLI (command line interface). The

user accessing the custom menu must have the necessary permissions

for the supplied command in order to properly execute the command.

Note that this option may not be combined with the “submenu” option. If

the string contains spaces, enclose it in double quotes.

submenu=string

The menu displayed to the user upon selecting the menu item.

Submenus allow multi-level menus to exist, and grouping of information

so that a user may access one or more submenus each with their own

distinct menu items. The string is the menu name identifying the custom

menu to link to. The menu must have already been created. Note that this

option may not be combined with the “command” option. If the string

contains spaces, enclose it in double quotes.

Examples Updating Global Settings

#> set menu quit_key=Q quit_label=”Quit” previous_key=R previous_label=”Return

to Previous Menu” presskey_label=”Press any key to continue...”

Adding/Updating Custom Menus

Adding a new custom menu (implies that index 2 is not yet created):

#> set menu range=2 newname=my_menu title=”My Menu” sortby=key columns=2

direction=horizontal

Updating an existing menu with a new menu name:

#> set menu name=my_menu newname=admin_menu

Updating an existing menu with new settings:

#> set menu name=admin_menu title=”Administration Menu” subtitle=”Select an

Option”

Adding/Updating Custom Menu Items

Adding a menu item for a custom menus (implies that index 1 is not yet

created):

#> set menu name=admin_menu item=1 key=1 label=”Connect Port 1”

command=”connect 1”

Updating a menu item to display another submenu:

#> set menu name=my_menu item=2 key=A label=”Go to Admin Menu”

submenu=”admin_menu”