10. A device comprising: a network interface configured to present a command interface to receive 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, wherein the input comprises a text string, 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; and a control unit configured to reformat, based on the indicator, 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 to output, based on the indicator, the reformatted command via the command interface without executing the command.
10. A device comprising: a network interface configured to present a command interface to receive 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, wherein the input comprises a text string, 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; and a control unit configured to reformat, based on the indicator, 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 to output, based on the indicator, the reformatted command via the command interface without executing the command. 13. The device of claim 10 , wherein the control unit is configured to receive an XML script including a portion substantially similar to the reformatted command, and to execute the received XML script.