Shell command, bigpipe
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A command available on F5 Networks BigIP platforms; used to enter or configure the bigpipe shell, allowing the use of bigpipe commands without the need to prefix them with bigpipe. When using administrative partitions this command is also used to specify which partition following bigpipe commands should execute in (apply to.)
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Usage Syntax
bigpipe shell [options]
Common options include;
- history number - specify the shell command history buffer length
- prompt string - specify the prompt displayed at the CLI
- partition name - specify a read & write administrative partition to execute commands in
- read partition name - specify a read administrative partition to execute commands in
- write partition name - specify a write administrative partition to execute commands in
Usage Examples
bigpipe shell - enter the bigpipe shell
bigpipe shell history 50 - specify a shell history buffer of 50 previously entered commands
bigpipe shell partition TEST - specify that commands executed after this one will be executed in/apply to the TEST administrative partition
Usage Notes
If you specify any options you will not enter the bigpipe shell. To use the shell, only enter bigpipe shell. The bigpipe shell can also be started using this command: bpsh
Enter command exit to exit the shell.
There are other benefits to using the shell, such as output pagination and not having to proceed curly brackets with a back slash: \.
Bigpipe Usage Notes
Don't forget to save your changes using the bigpipe save all command.
Note in most cases, the show keyword displays object status or statistics, the list keyword displays configuration.
The bigpipe command can be abbreviated to just b (e.g. b help instead of bigpipe help.) Alternatively, (from v9.4,) you can use the bigpipe shell to enter commands without prefixing them with bigpipe.
Where curly or normal brackets {} or () or quotes "" or exclamation mark ! are required as part of a command and you are not using the bigpipe shell, they must be proceeded with a back slash \ to prevent the bash shell from parsing them as system commands.
Related Commands
The bigpipe partition command can be used to create, delete, modify and display administrative partitions.
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