7 special characters in scripts – Pilz PSSnet SHL 8T MRP User Manual

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1.1.7 Special characters in scripts

Some of the configuration parameters are strings that can contain special
characters. When the switch creates a script from the running configuration
(by use of the command #show running-config <scriptname.cli>), these spe-
cial characters are written to the script with a so-called escape character pre-
ceding them. This ensures that when applying the script, these characters
are regarded as a normal part of the configuration parameter, not having the
special meaning they usually have.

Character (plain)

Meaning, when entered in the CLI

!

Begin of a comment, ! and the rest of the line will be ignored

"

Begin or end of a string that may contain space characters

'

Begin or end of a string that may contain space characters

?

Shows possible command keywords or parameters

\

The backslash has no special meaning here but because it is used as the
escape character, it now bears a special meaning (this part of the concept
is not backward compatible).

Tab. 2: Special characters

Character (escaped)

Meaning, when entered in the CLI

\!

! is part of the string

\"

" is part of the string

\'

' is part of the string

?

? is part of the string

\

\ is part of the string

Tab. 3: Special characters escaped

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