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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+
+cli command
+===========
+
+Synopis
+-------
+
+::
+
+    cli get
+    cli set cli_flavor
+
+Description
+-----------
+
+The cli command permits getting and changing the current parser at runtime.
+
+cli get
+~~~~~~~
+
+It shows the current value of the parser used by the CLI.
+
+cli set
+~~~~~~~
+
+It permits setting the value of the parser used by the CLI.
+
+Possible values are old and modern.
+Note that, to use a specific parser its code should have been compiled, that
+is to say you need to enable the corresponding CONFIG_HUSH*.
+Otherwise, an error message is printed.
+
+Examples
+--------
+
+Get the current parser::
+
+    => cli get
+    old
+
+Change the current parser::
+
+    => cli get
+    old
+    => cli set modern
+    => cli get
+    modern
+    => cli set old
+    => cli get
+    old
+
+Trying to set the current parser to an unknown value::
+
+    => cli set foo
+    Bad value for parser name: foo
+    cli - cli
+
+    Usage:
+    cli get - print current cli
+    set - set the current cli, possible values are: old, modern
+
+Trying to set the current parser to a correct value but its code was not
+compiled::
+
+    => cli get
+    modern
+    => cli set old
+    Want to set current parser to old, but its code was not compiled!
+
+Return value
+------------
+
+The return value $? indicates whether the command succeeded.