* tools/virsh.c (cmdEcho): New command.
(commands): Add it.
* tools/virsh.pod (echo): Document it.
---
tools/virsh.c | 75 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
tools/virsh.pod | 7 +++++
2 files changed, 82 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/virsh.c b/tools/virsh.c
index 54b1bbc..17cc763 100644
--- a/tools/virsh.c
+++ b/tools/virsh.c
@@ -8918,6 +8918,80 @@ cmdPwd(vshControl *ctl, const vshCmd *cmd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
#endif
/*
+ * "echo" command
+ */
+static const vshCmdInfo info_echo[] = {
+ {"help", N_("echo arguments")},
+ {"desc", N_("Echo back arguments, possibly with quoting.")},
+ {NULL, NULL}
+};
+
+static const vshCmdOptDef opts_echo[] = {
+ {"shell", VSH_OT_BOOL, 0, N_("escape for shell use")},
+ {"xml", VSH_OT_BOOL, 0, N_("escape for XML use")},
+ {"", VSH_OT_ARGV, 0, N_("arguments to echo")},
+ {NULL, 0, 0, NULL}
+};
+
+/* Exists mainly for debugging virsh, but also handy for adding back
+ * quotes for later evaluation.
+ */
+static int
+cmdEcho (vshControl *ctl ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, const vshCmd *cmd)
+{
+ bool shell = false;
+ bool xml = false;
+ int count = 0;
+ char *arg;
+ virBuffer buf = VIR_BUFFER_INITIALIZER;
+
+ if (vshCommandOptBool(cmd, "shell"))
+ shell = true;
+ if (vshCommandOptBool(cmd, "xml"))
+ xml = true;
+
+ while ((arg = vshCommandOptArgv(cmd, count)) != NULL) {
+ bool close_quote = false;
+ char *q;
+
+ if (count)
+ virBufferAddChar(&buf, ' ');
+ /* Add outer '' only if arg included shell metacharacters. */
+ if (shell &&
+ (strpbrk(arg, "\r\t\n !\"#$&'()*;<>?[\\]^`{|}~") || !*arg)) {
+ virBufferAddChar(&buf, '\'');
+ close_quote = true;
+ }
+ if (xml) {
+ virBufferEscapeString(&buf, "%s", arg);
+ } else {
+ if (shell && (q = strchr(arg, '\''))) {
+ do {
+ virBufferAdd(&buf, arg, q - arg);
+ virBufferAddLit(&buf, "'\\''");
+ arg = q + 1;
+ q = strchr(arg, '\'');
+ } while (q);
+ }
+ virBufferAdd(&buf, arg, strlen(arg));
+ }
+ if (close_quote)
+ virBufferAddChar(&buf, '\'');
+ count++;
+ }
+
+ if (virBufferError(&buf)) {
+ vshPrint(ctl, "%s", _("Failed to allocate XML buffer"));
+ return FALSE;
+ }
+ arg = virBufferContentAndReset(&buf);
+ if (arg)
+ vshPrint(ctl, "%s", arg);
+ VIR_FREE(arg);
+ return TRUE;
+}
+
+/*
* "edit" command
*/
static const vshCmdInfo info_edit[] = {
@@ -9546,6 +9620,7 @@ static const vshCmdDef commands[] = {
{"domxml-from-native", cmdDomXMLFromNative, opts_domxmlfromnative, info_domxmlfromnative},
{"domxml-to-native", cmdDomXMLToNative, opts_domxmltonative, info_domxmltonative},
{"dumpxml", cmdDumpXML, opts_dumpxml, info_dumpxml},
+ {"echo", cmdEcho, opts_echo, info_echo},
{"edit", cmdEdit, opts_edit, info_edit},
{"find-storage-pool-sources", cmdPoolDiscoverSources,
opts_find_storage_pool_sources, info_find_storage_pool_sources},
diff --git a/tools/virsh.pod b/tools/virsh.pod
index f65f6d4..d662b78 100644
--- a/tools/virsh.pod
+++ b/tools/virsh.pod
@@ -409,6 +409,13 @@ Using I<--security-info> security sensitive information will also be included
in the XML dump. I<--update-cpu> updates domain CPU requirements according to
host CPU.
+=item B<echo> optional I<--shell> I<--xml> I<arg>...
+
+Echo back each I<arg>, separated by space. If I<--shell> is
+specified, then the output will be single-quoted where needed, so that
+it is suitable for reuse in a shell context. If I<--xml> is
+specified, then the output will be escaped for use in XML.
+
=item B<edit> I<domain-id>
Edit the XML configuration file for a domain.
--
1.7.2.3
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