在通信设备领域，思科的路由器设备可以用CLI进行操作。这里介绍的开源项目klish是思科CLI风格(CISCO-like CLI)的框架。命令配置文件为xml格式。

源码：pkun/klish: The klish is a framework for implementing a CISCO-like CLI on a UNIX systems. It is configurable by XML files. - libcode

环境

Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS

编译

版本：klish 2.2

//1. 运行autogen.sh生成configure文件
klish# ls
autogen.sh  
klish# ./autogen.sh
Makefile.am: installing 'aux_scripts/depcomp'
autoreconf: Leaving directory `.'

生成configure文件
klish# ls
autogen.sh  
configure  

//2. 运行configure生成Makefile文件
klish# ./configure
config.status: executing libtool commands
config.status: executing depfiles commands

生成makefile文件
klish# ls
autogen.sh 
configure 
Makefile

//3. make编译
klish# make
make[1]: Leaving directory '/workspace/klish'

//4. make install安装
klish# make install
Libraries have been installed in:
   /usr/local/lib

 /bin/mkdir -p '/usr/local/bin'
  /bin/bash ./libtool   --mode=install /usr/bin/install -c bin/clish bin/konfd bin/konf bin/sigexec '/usr/local/bin'

运行

klish-2.2# CLISH_PATH=xml-examples/klish/etc/clish bin/clish

> show
Syntax error: Unknown command

klish-2.2# CLISH_PATH=xml-examples/klish/etc/clish-enable bin/clish

# 
  !           Comments
  configure   Enter configuration mode
  copy        Copy from one file to another
  disable     Turn off privileged commands
  exit        Exit from the CLI
  ping        Send messages to network hosts
  reboot      Halt and perform a cold restart
  show        Show running system information
  traceroute  Print the route packets trace to network host

# configure terminal 
(config)# 
  !          Comments
  do         To run exec commands in config mode
  exit       Exit from configure mode
  hostname   Set system's network name
  interface  Select an interface to configure
  ip         Global IP configuration subcommands
  no         Negate a command or set its defaults

(config)# ip route 172.0.11.2/24 172.0.11.1 
/tmp/klish.fifo.9205.MfgOB7: 6: /tmp/klish.fifo.9205.MfgOB7: ip: not found