1. A method comprising: receiving, via a command interface of a network device, input comprising a command and an indicator, wherein the command conforms to an execution format and specifies one or more parameters to be applied during execution of the command, wherein the indicator indicates, at least in part, that the command is not to be executed by the network device, wherein receiving the input comprises receiving a text string, and wherein the text string comprises a first portion corresponding to the command and the one or more parameters and a second portion corresponding to the indicator; based on the indicator, reformatting, by the network device, the command to conform to an extensible markup language (XML) format such that the reformatted command complies with a syntax supported by a script processing module of the network device and specifies the command and the one or more parameters in the XML format in a format that can be executed by the script processing module; and based on the indicator, outputting the reformatted command without executing the command.
1. A method comprising: receiving, via a command interface of a network device, input comprising a command and an indicator, wherein the command conforms to an execution format and specifies one or more parameters to be applied during execution of the command, wherein the indicator indicates, at least in part, that the command is not to be executed by the network device, wherein receiving the input comprises receiving a text string, and wherein the text string comprises a first portion corresponding to the command and the one or more parameters and a second portion corresponding to the indicator; based on the indicator, reformatting, by the network device, the command to conform to an extensible markup language (XML) format such that the reformatted command complies with a syntax supported by a script processing module of the network device and specifies the command and the one or more parameters in the XML format in a format that can be executed by the script processing module; and based on the indicator, outputting the reformatted command without executing the command. 3. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the input comprises receiving the input via a command line interface, and wherein outputting the reformatted command comprises outputting the reformatted command via the command line interface.