banner motd command with non-interactive mode

The use of escape characters allows the banner motd command to be used in non-interactive mode for multiple message lines. In non-interactive mode, you can create a banner message enclosed in double quotes or other delimiter that uses escape characters within the delimiters. Other existing CLI commands do not support the escape characters. For more information on interactive and non-interactive mode, see Enabling and disabling CLI interactive command mode in this guide.

Table 2: Supported escape characters

Character

  

\"

double quote

\’

single quote

\`

forward quote

\\

backslash

\f

form feed

\n

newline

\r

carriage return

\t

horizontal tab

\v

vertical tab

Configuring the banner message using escape characters within double quote delimiters

switch(config)# banner motd 
"You can use the \’banner motd\’ CLI command in non-interactive mode.\n\n\tThe banner
motd command will support escape characters."

switch(config)# show banner motd

Banner Information

Banner status: Enabled

Configured Banner:

You can use the ‘banner motd’ CLI command in non-interactive mode.

     The banner motd command will support escape characters."

The running configuration file with banner motd configured in non-interactive mode

switch(config)# show running-config

Running configuration:

;J8693A Configuration Editor; Created on release #K.15.10.0002
;Ver #01:01:00

hostname "switch"
vlan 1
  name "DEFAULT_VLAN"
  untagged 1-48, a1-a4
  ip address dhcp-bootp
  exit
banner motd "You can use the \’banner motd\’ CLI command in
non-interactive mode.\n\n\tThe banner motd command will support
escape characters."

Configuring the banner message using an alternate delimiter of ‘#’

switch(config)# banner motd #

Enter TEXT message.

End with the character ‘#’.

You can use the banner motd CLI command in non-interactive mode. The banner motd command \n\n\t will support escape characters #.