[j-nsp] proposed changes to "clear bgp neighbor"

[Michael Loftis]

On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 8:39 AM, Michael Loftis <mloftis at wgops.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 11:29 AM, Jerry Dent <effinjdent at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Just add a line "Reset all bgp sessions? [Y/N]" for confirmation.
>
> *THWACK* THIS IS NOT WINDOWS.

Maybe that was a bit harsh, but still, there's very few things more
annoying than a CLI (well, any UI) that groans and moans and nannys
when you're trying to get work done, stealing your context or focus to
"warn" you about something "dangerous."  Adding "all" as a requirement
is so much more elegant, easier on the CLI developer too, keeps an
accidental/bumped enter from bombing all BGP sessions just as clearly
as a prompt that is almost certainly going to not be fully read anyway
by a lot of admins.


I'd also add support that there are many other commands in clear that
might like this treatment (as mentioned by some others in the thread)


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