Setting Basic Device Properties show banner
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Parameters
Defaults
•Ifadelayisnotspecified,nonewillbeset.
•Ifnotspecified,thecursorwillnotrefresh.
Mode
Switchcommand,Read‐Write.
Example
Thisexampleshowshowtoexecuteacomm andloop10timeswitha30seconddelay:
Matrix(rw)->loop 10 30
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Usethiscommandtoshowthebannermessagethatwilldisplayatpreandpostsessionlogin.
Syntax
show banner {login | motd}
Parameters
None.
Defaults
None.
Mode
Switchcommand,Read‐Only.
Example
Thisexampleshowshowtodisplaythebannermessageoftheday:
Matrix(rw)->show banner motd
Not one hundred percent efficient, of course ... but nothing ever is.
-- Kirk, "Metamorphosis", stardate 3219.8
count
Specifiesthenumberoftimestoloop.Avalueof0willmakethe
commandloopforever.
delay
(Optional)Specifiesthenumberofsecondstodelaybetween
executions.
‐r (Optional)Refreshesthecursortothehomepositiononthescreen.