Re: text format of configurations

[Joe Provo <crimson@gweep.net>]

On Tue, Jun 26, 2001 at 12:04:45AM -0700, Bill Woodcock wrote:
[snip]
heas> - it MUST be possible to determine the FULL configuration of a box.  
heas>   ie: NO hidden "defaults".  if 'ip directed-broadcast' is the 
heas>   default, a 'show config' option MUST exist that will display that 
heas>   in the o/p (ascii or XML).

> Hmmm.  In principle I like this, but it could get awfully bulky awfully
> fast.  There are a _lot_ of defaults in some configs.  Perhaps required
> support for a "super verbose" version of "show config"?  Something like
> "show config full" or "show config all"?
 
Perhaps verbosity to be set a la the suggested verbosity in the 
communications protocol itself; modal action where vendor- (or hardware-
or software-version-) implicit defaults were expressed or supressed until
toggled the other way? CF 'verbose' in the old infocom games... :-)

This also gives a potential point for a 'complicance' (or
'legacy-compatibility') toggle. Some vendors may be highly resistant to
breaking/reworking their internally-developed tools. Akin to 'aaa
new-model' & its lack in cisco-land, "output (legacy|ietf|ietf-verbose)"?

Cheers,

Joe

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