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cli var name (EXEC) Chapter 4 C Commands Send documentation comments to [email protected] cli var name (EXEC) To define a CLI session variable that persists only for the duration of a CLI session, use the cli var name command in either EXEC mode or configuration submode. cli var name name value To remove a user-defined session CLI variable, use the no form of the command as follows: cli no var name name Syntax Description name value Specifies a variable name. The maximum size is 31 characters. Specifies a variable value. The maximum size is 80. Defaults None. Command Modes EXEC mode. Command History Release 3.0(1) Modification This command was introduced. Usage Guidelines CLI session variables can be used as follows: • Entered directly on the command line. • Passed to the child script and initiated using the run-script command. The variables defined in the parent shell are available for use in the child run-script command process. • Passed as command-line arguments to the run-script command. • Referenced using the syntax $(variable). CLI variables have the following limitation: • You cannot reference a variable through another variable using nested references. Examples The following example creates a user-defined CLI variable for a session. switch# cli var name testinterface 3/4 The following example removes a user-defined CLI variable for a session. switch# cli no var name testinterface 3/4 4-96 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference OL-16217-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x