Technical Tip: Using Notepad++ to avoid some repeated tasks when creating the TTL script

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Description	This article describes some tips for using Notepad++ to avoid repeated tasks when creating a TTL script.
Scope	FortiGate, TeraTerm.
Solution	A long list of commands is needed in a TTL script. For example: get system status fnsysctl date get sys perf status diag sys session stat diag hardware sysinfo memory diag hardware sysinfo slab diag sys vd list | grep fib diagnose sys mpstat 1 5 diag sys top-all 2 30 10 diag sys top-mem 30 diag sys top-fd 30 The objective is to include them in the TTL script, in the format like this: sendln 'get system status' pause 2 sendln 'fnsysctl date' pause 2 sendln 'get sys perf status' pause2 And so on. By using the following steps in the Find/Replace function on Notepad++, there is no need to edit every line of command manually. Step 1: Use the Find/Replace function to add ' to the end of every line. Under the Search Mode group, select Regular expression. Type $ in the Find what textbox. Type ‘ in the Replace with Textbox. Place the cursor on the first line of the file to ensure all lines are affected. Select the Replace All button.   Step 2: Use the Find/Replace function to add 'pause 2' to the new line. Under the Search Mode group, select Regular expression. In the Find what text field, type ‘. In the Replace with a text field, type '“\npause 2'. Select Replace All.   Step 3: Use the Find/Replace function to add 'sendln' to the beginning of every line. In the Find what text field, type 'diagnose' or ‘get’ or 'fnsysctl'. In the Replace with a text field, type 'sendln ‘diagnose', etc. Select Replace All.     Step 4: It still needs to edit other parts of the TTL script manually (such as 'Init', 'Main', 'looping',...) but they are usually much shorter than the above main part. More examples can be found at: Technical Tip: TAC debug script with TeraTerm