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2 param: manage SàT parameters
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3 ============================
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5 ``param`` commands allows to retrieve or set parameters as well as to export/import them
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6 to a XML file.
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8 Parameters are retrieve using a ``category`` and a ``name``, they are both case sensitive.
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10 ``category`` is the name of the tabs that you see when you set parameters in a frontend
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11 like Cagou or Libervia.
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13 .. note::
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15 You need to have your session started to retrieve of modify parameters. If you can't
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16 or are not willing to connect for any reason (e.g. no internet connection), you can
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17 use the ``--start-session`` option to start the profile session without connecting it
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18 to the XMPP server.
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20 get
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21 ===
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23 Retrieve list of categories, parameters or a specific parameter value:
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25 - without argument, you'll get the list of categories
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26 - with only a category specified, you'll get a list of parameters and their values
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27 - with a category and a name, you'll get the value or requested attribute of the specified
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28 parameters
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30 By default you'll get the value of the parameters, but you can request an other attribute
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31 (for instance its ``type`` or ``constraint``) using the ``-a ATTRIBUTE, --attribute
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32 ATTRIBUTE`` argument.
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34 You can set a security limit to retrieve only parameters allowed with this limit.
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35 Security limit is an integer used in some frontends (like Libervia), to restrict
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36 parameters modifiable by non privileged users. You can set it using ``--security-limit
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37 SECURITY_LIMIT``, by default it is disabled (i.e. all parameters are returned).
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39 examples
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40 --------
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42 Get list of categories::
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44 $ jp param get
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46 Get list of parameters in ``General`` category::
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48 $ jp param get General
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50 Get JID set for default profile. It is set in ``Connection`` category, with the parameters
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51 named ``JabberID`` (be careful with the case)::
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53 $ jp param get Connection JabberID
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55 Get the type of the ``check_certificate`` parameters in ``Connection`` category::
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57 $ jp param get Connection check_certificate -a type
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59 Get the constraint of the ``Priority`` parameters in ``Connection`` category::
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61 $ jp param get Connection Priority -a constraint
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63 set
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66 As expected, this command set a SàT parameter. The ``category``, ``name`` and ``value``
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67 are needed as positional arguments.
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69 ``--security-limit SECURITY_LIMIT`` can be used if you want an update to be rejected if
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70 the parameter is not modifiable with this limit. This can be useful if you use ``jp`` from
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71 an external tool and you want to limit damage risks, or for testing purpose.
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73 examples
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76 Use Markdown_ syntax for composition (e.g. for editing blog posts)::
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78 $ jp param set Composition Syntax markdown
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80 Try to change jid of the profile with a low security limit, this command should fail::
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82 $ jp param set --security-limit 0 Connection JabberID some_random_jid@example.org
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84 .. _Markdown: https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/
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86 .. _jp-param_save:
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88 save
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91 Save the parameters structure to an external files. The parameters are saved as XML. The only
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92 expected argument is the path to the destination file.
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94 .. note::
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96 it's the parameters structure and not the parameters values which are saved. This is
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97 low level method and most end users won't probably need it
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99 example
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102 Save parameters structure to ``~/parameters.xml``::
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103
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104 $ jp param save ~/parameters.xml
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106 .. _jp-param_load:
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108 load
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109 ====
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111 Load and merge the parameters structure from external XML files. The only expected
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112 argument is the path to the source file.
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114 .. note::
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116 it's the parameters structure and not the parameters values which is loaded and merged.
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117 This is low level method and most end users won't probably need it
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119 example
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122 Load and merge parameters structure from ``~/parameters.xml``::
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124 $ jp param load ~/parameters.xml