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config-mgmt: T5976: update commit-confirm description for option reload #1558

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24 changes: 15 additions & 9 deletions docs/cli.rst
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.. cfgcmd:: commit-confirm <minutes>

Use this command to temporarily commit your changes and set the
number of minutes available for validation. ``confirm`` must
be entered within those minutes, otherwise the system will reboot
into the previous configuration. The default value is 10 minutes.
number of minutes available for confirmation. ``confirm`` must
be entered within those minutes, otherwise the system will revert
into a previous configuration. The default value is 10 minutes.

The definition of 'revert' and 'a previous configuration' depends on
the setting:

.. code-block:: none

vyos@vyos# set system config-management commit-confirm
Possible completions:
reload Reload previous configuration if not confirmed
reboot Reboot to saved configuration if not confirmed (default)

Note that 'reload' loads the most recent completed configuration and does
not require a reboot.

What if you are doing something dangerous? Suppose you want to setup
a firewall, and you are not sure there are no mistakes that will lock
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vyos@router# confirm
[edit]


.. note:: A reboot because you did not enter ``confirm`` will not
take you necessarily to the *saved configuration*, but to the
point before the unfortunate commit.


.. cfgcmd:: copy

Copy a configuration element.
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