14. A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to: receive, via a command interface executed by the processor, 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 instructions that cause the processor to receive the input comprise instructions that cause the processor to receive 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, reformat 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, output the reformatted command without executing the command.
14. A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to: receive, via a command interface executed by the processor, 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 instructions that cause the processor to receive the input comprise instructions that cause the processor to receive 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, reformat 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, output the reformatted command without executing the command. 16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , further comprising instructions that cause the processor to: execute a software hook; and intercept, by the software hook, the command based on the indicator.