variable

Command Function

Modifies, obtains, and displays variables.

Syntax

Modifying a variable:

variable set [-h | --help] {-n VARIABLE_NAME | --name VARIABLE_NAME} {-v VARIABLE_VALUE | --value VARIABLE_VALUE} [-r RANK_ID | --rank RANK_ID]

Obtaining the variable value:

variable get [-h | --help] {-n VARIABLE_NAME | --name VARIABLE_NAME} [-r RANK_ID | --rank RANK_ID]

Displaying all variables:

variable list [-h | --help] [-r RANK_ID | --rank RANK_ID]

The variable command can be abbreviated as v or var.

Parameter Description

**Table 1** Parameters of the **set** command
Parameter	Option	Parameter Description
-h/--help	-	Obtains help information. This parameter is optional.
-n/--name	VARIABLE_NAME	Variable name. This parameter is mandatory.
-v/--value	VARIABLE_VALUE	Variable value. This parameter is mandatory.
-r/--rank	RANK_ID	Rank ID. This parameter is optional.

**Table 2** Parameters of the **get** command
Parameter	Option	Description
-h/--help	-	Obtains help information. This parameter is optional.
-n/--name	VARIABLE_NAME	Variable name. This parameter is mandatory.
-r/--rank	RANK_ID	Rank ID. This parameter is optional.

**Table 3** Parameters of the **list** command
Parameter	Option	Description
-h/--help	-	Obtains help information. This parameter is optional.
-r/--rank	RANK_ID	Rank ID. This parameter is optional.

Example

Display the information about variable functions:

1	variable -h

Command output:

The most commonly used variable(v) sub commands are:
   list                Displays all variables of the specified rank. (The nested content of complex variables is not displayed.)
   set                 Sets a variable value of the specified rank.
   get                 Obtains the variable value of the specified rank.

 See 'variable(v/var) COMMAND -h/--help' for more information on a specific command.

Parent topic: Debugging Status Commands