# Show leaf info with cli-drop-name extension **URL:** \ **Category:** Other Northbound Interfaces\ **Created:** [August 5, 2016, 8:07am UTC](https://dmap-community.ductus.global/t/show-leaf-info-with-cli-drop-name-extension/616 "2016-08-05T08:07:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JamesZhang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c89c15/32.png) [@JamesZhang](https://dmap-community.ductus.global/u/JamesZhang)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 8:07am UTC](https://dmap-community.ductus.global/t/show-leaf-info-with-cli-drop-name-extension/616/1 "2016-08-05T08:07:18Z")
Hi, I would like to know if the leaf help information is displayed in confd c style cli if it is applied by cli-drop-name. normally it is OK, but if the parent container is annotated by cli-sequence-commands, it is different. for example, my yang model is like this: ```auto container foo2 { leaf bar1 { type string; description "bar1 info"; } leaf bar2 { type string; description "bar2 info"; } } ``` there is no any cli extension annotation, so we can do it like this: ```auto Entering configuration mode terminal [local]h1(config)#foo2 ? Possible completions: bar1 bar1 info [local]h1(config)#foo2 bar1 ? Possible completions: [local]h1(config)#foo2 bar1 abc ? Possible completions: bar2 bar2 info [local]h1(config)#foo2 bar1 abc bar2 ? Possible completions: [local]h1(config)#foo2 bar1 abc bar2 bcd ? Possible completions: [local]h1(config)#foo2 bar1 abc bar2 bcd [local]h1(config)# ``` leaf `bar1` and `bar2` help information is displayed in nature, but if the model snippet is annotated ```auto container foo2 { tailf:cli-sequence-commands; leaf bar1 { tailf:cli-drop-node-name; type string; description "bar1 info"; } leaf bar2 { tailf:cli-drop-node-name; type string; description "bar2 info"; } } ``` sequence commands work like this: ```auto [local]h1(config)#foo2 ? Possible completions: [local]h1(config)#foo2 abc ? Possible completions: [local]h1(config)#foo2 abc bcd ? Possible completions: [local]h1(config)#foo2 abc bcd ``` but it loses the help information. so is there any cli-extension allowing to display help information inline? for example: ```auto [local]h1(config)#foo2 ? Possible completions: bar1 info [local]h1(config)#foo2 abc ? Possible completions: bar2 info [local]h1(config)#foo2 abc bcd ? Possible completions: [local]h1(config)#foo2 abc bcd ``` appreciate for any assistance ---
**Author:** ![cohult](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/dmap-community.ductus.global/cohult/32/221_2.png) [@cohult](https://dmap-community.ductus.global/u/cohult)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 8:59am UTC](https://dmap-community.ductus.global/t/show-leaf-info-with-cli-drop-name-extension/616/2 "2016-08-05T08:59:29Z")
HI, > [@JamesZhang](#): > > so is there any cli-extension allowing to display help information inline? You can use the tailf:info YANG extension ``` container foo2 { tailf:cli-sequence-commands; leaf bar1 { tailf:cli-drop-node-name; type string; description "bar1 info"; tailf:info "bar1 info"; } leaf bar2 { tailf:cli-drop-node-name; type string; description "bar2 info"; tailf:info "bar2 info"; } } ``` See - ConfD UG “Custom Help Texts and Error Messages” - in the CLI chapter under “Help texts” - in the confdc man page “–use-description” - “tailf:info” in the tailf\_yang\_extensions man page ---
**Author:** ![deepakg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@deepakg](https://dmap-community.ductus.global/u/deepakg)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2018, 7:47pm UTC](https://dmap-community.ductus.global/t/show-leaf-info-with-cli-drop-name-extension/616/3 "2018-04-20T19:47:02Z")
Hi Cohult , I have a question related to this… admin@cndev2% set dhcp Possible completions: SharedNetworks - SubNets - **defaultLeaseTime - Default Lease Time.** logFacility - maxLeaseTime - MaxLeaseTime admin@cndev2% set dhcp defaultLeaseTime Possible completions: \[600s] admin@cndev2% set dhcp defaultLeaseTime ? Description: Default Lease Time. new line Possible completions: \[600s] admin@cndev2% set dhcp defaultLeaseTime I don’t want to print . in this line in last, at the same time, I want to have more info to display when ? is used on cli. please suggest **defaultLeaseTime - Default Lease Time.** ---
**Author:** ![cohult](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/dmap-community.ductus.global/cohult/32/221_2.png) [@cohult](https://dmap-community.ductus.global/u/cohult)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2018, 10:46pm UTC](https://dmap-community.ductus.global/t/show-leaf-info-with-cli-drop-name-extension/616/4 "2018-04-21T22:46:02Z")
Hi, Is the “[tailf:info](https://discuss.tail-f.com/t/show-leaf-info-with-cli-drop-name-extension/616/2?u=cohult)” YANG extension not doing what you want? ---
**Author:** ![deepakg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@deepakg](https://dmap-community.ductus.global/u/deepakg)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 3:48pm UTC](https://dmap-community.ductus.global/t/show-leaf-info-with-cli-drop-name-extension/616/5 "2018-04-23T15:48:23Z")
No… My requirement is very simple, let say I want to configure defaultLeaseTime for DHCP, and I want to have short description(Default Lease Time), which will be shown when user press space key after dhcp as seen below ``` admin@cndev2% set dhcp Possible completions: defaultLeaseTime - Default Lease Time ``` It will display description when pressed space key ``` admin@cndev2% set dhcp defaultLeaseTime Possible completions: [600s] ``` Now my requirement is to display long description when user press ? ``` admin@cndev2% set dhcp defaultLeaseTime ? Description: Default Lease Time **The defaultLeaseTime statement configures the default length of time in seconds for which a client can request and hold a lease** Possible completions: [600s] admin@cndev2% set dhcp defaultLeaseTime ``` I am NOT able to do this using tailf:info however I am available to achieve most of this using description like ``` description " Default Lease Time. The defaultLeaseTime statement configures the default length of time in seconds for which a client can request and hold a lease " ``` If I use description like above, it will display what I want but it has . in end of Default Lease Time. ``` admin@cndev2% set dhcp Possible completions: defaultLeaseTime - Default Lease Time. ``` As I don’t want to display . at end., please suggest how I can get rid of this . in end.