You can change to a different node path by using the cd command and providing the desired path. When the management CLI is first launched, it is at the root level (/).

cd /subsystem=datasources
cd data-source=ExampleDS

You can print the path of the current node by using the pwd command. When the management CLI is first launched, the path is at the root level (/).

cd /subsystem=undertow
cd server=default-server
pwd

The above example changes the path using the cd command and then outputs the following to the console:

/subsystem=undertow/server=default-server

You can list the contents of a particular node path by using the ls command. If the path ends on a node name, that resource’s attributes will be listed as well.

The below example navigates the standard-sockets socket binding group and then lists its contents.

cd /socket-binding-group=standard-sockets
ls -l

ATTRIBUTE         VALUE                                 TYPE
default-interface public                                STRING
name              standard-sockets                      STRING
port-offset       ${jboss.socket.binding.port-offset:0} INT

CHILD                                      MIN-OCCURS MAX-OCCURS
local-destination-outbound-socket-binding  n/a        n/a
remote-destination-outbound-socket-binding n/a        n/a
socket-binding                             n/a        n/a

The same result can be achieved from anywhere in the resource tree hierarchy by specifying the node path to the ls command.

ls -l /socket-binding-group=standard-sockets

ATTRIBUTE         VALUE                                 TYPE
default-interface public                                STRING
name              standard-sockets                      STRING
port-offset       ${jboss.socket.binding.port-offset:0} INT

CHILD                                      MIN-OCCURS MAX-OCCURS
local-destination-outbound-socket-binding  n/a        n/a
remote-destination-outbound-socket-binding n/a        n/a
socket-binding                             n/a        n/a

You can also use the --resolve-expressions parameter to resolve the expressions of the returned attributes to their value on the server.

ls -l /socket-binding-group=standard-sockets --resolve-expressions

ATTRIBUTE         VALUE            TYPE
default-interface public           STRING
name              standard-sockets STRING
port-offset       0                INT

CHILD                                      MIN-OCCURS MAX-OCCURS
local-destination-outbound-socket-binding  n/a        n/a
remote-destination-outbound-socket-binding n/a        n/a
socket-binding                             n/a        n/a

In this example, the port-offset attribute shows its resolved value (0) instead of the expression (${jboss.socket.binding.port-offset:0}).

When you run the management CLI in interactive mode and the operation results in multiple pages of output, the command processor pauses the screen at the end of the first page. This allows you to page through the output one line or page at a time. The occurrence of multiple pages of output is indicated by a line of text displaying --More(NNN%)-- at the end of the output.

The following is an example of a management CLI command that provides more than one page of output.

/subsystem=undertow:read-resource(recursive=true)
{
    "outcome" => "success",
    "result" => {
      "default-security-domain" => "other",
      "default-server" => "default-server",
      "default-servlet-container" => "default",
      "default-virtual-host" => "default-host",
      "instance-id" => expression "${jboss.node.name}",
      "statistics-enabled" => false,
  Pre    "application-security-domain" => {"other" => {
          "enable-jacc" => false,
          "http-authentication-factory" => "application-http-authentication",
          "override-deployment-config" => false,
          "setting" => undefined
      }},
      "buffer-cache" => {"default" => {
          "buffer-size" => 1024,
          "buffers-per-region" => 1024,
--More(7%)--

Navigating Multi-page Output

When you encounter the line of text indicating that there is more output, you can proceed using one of the following options.

Searching Multi-page Output

You can search for text within multi-page output.

You can also use the up and down arrows to browse through the search history.

When running the management CLI in interactive mode, you can use keyboard shortcuts to quickly edit a management CLI command.

The keyboard shortcuts you can use vary depending on which supported platform you are running: