Running commands¶

Common operations you'll use daily.

Quick Demo¶

See how to execute commands across devices and groups

Inspect targetsning commands¶

Common operations you’ll use daily.

Inspect targets¶

# Device info
nw info device1
# Group info
nw info access_switches
# Sequence info
nw info health_check

Expected output (device):

Device: device1
Host: 192.0.2.10
Port: 22
Credentials: default or interactive
Groups: access_switches

Run commands¶

# Single command on a device
nw run device1 "/system/resource/print"

# Run on a group
nw run access_switches "show version"

# Multiple targets
nw run device1,access_switches "/system/identity/print"

Expected output (trimmed):

Executing on device1: /system/resource/print
uptime=...
free-memory=...
Command completed successfully

Run sequences¶

# Predefined sequence on a device
nw run device1 health_check

# On a group
nw run core_switches audit

Expected output (trimmed):

device1: step 1/3 ... ok
device1: step 2/3 ... ok
device1: step 3/3 ... ok
Sequence completed successfully

Upload and download¶

# Upload a file to a device
nw upload device1 firmware.npk

# Download a file from a device
nw download device1 config.backup

Results and formatting¶

# Save results
nw run device1 system_info --store-results

# Choose format and target directory
nw run device1 system_info --store-results --results-format json --results-dir ./maintenance

# Adjust output styling
nw info device1 --output-mode raw

Notes: - Use --results-format json|yaml|txt to pick a format - Use --results-dir <path> to set an output directory

Next steps¶

See all flags and subcommands → CLI reference
Store and inspect outputs → Results
Customize CLI styling → Output modes
Back up devices across vendors → Backups