Nagios-V Shell

Nagios-V Shell is a command line interface (CLI) tool that provides a simplified way to manage Nagios configuration files. With Nagios-V Shell, developers and system administrators can easily create, modify, and delete Nagios objects without manually editing configuration files.

Features

• Interactive shell interface
• Simplified syntax for creating Nagios objects
• Syntax validation
• Auto-completion for object names and attributes
• Tabular representation of Nagios objects
• Color-coded output for easy identification of configuration errors

Installation

To install Nagios-V Shell, follow these steps:

1. Download the latest version from the GitHub repository.
2. Install the required dependencies (python, readline, and crontab)
3. Extract the downloaded package and run the setup.py script to install Nagios-V Shell.

$ tar zxvf nagios-v-shell-1.0.0.tar.gz
$ cd nagios-v-shell-1.0.0
$ python setup.py install

Basic usage

To start using Nagios-V Shell, simply run the nvsh command in your terminal. This will launch the interactive shell interface.

$ nvsh

You can then start creating Nagios objects using the simplified syntax. For example, to create a new host object, type the following command:

nvsh> host my_host {
    address = 192.0.2.1
}

You can then view the list of created objects and their attributes by simply typing show.

nvsh> show

Object Type | Object Name | Attribute | Value
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
host        | my_host    | address   | 192.0.2.1

Advanced usage

Nagios-V Shell also supports advanced features such as object inheritance and template-based configuration. You can also use the import command to import existing Nagios configuration files and convert them to the simplified syntax used by Nagios-V Shell.

For a complete list of commands and features, refer to the official documentation.

Conclusion

Nagios-V Shell provides a simplified and streamlined way to manage Nagios configuration files. By eliminating the need for manual editing and validation of configuration files, developers and system administrators can save time and improve the accuracy of their Nagios configurations.