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title: show anon description: Display the current state of anonymized mode. Jump to heading #

Display the current state of anonymized mode.

Description Jump to heading #

Display the current state of anonymized mode (enabled or disabled) and the current session’s key.

In anonymized mode, fields in command outputs that are considered sensitive or confidential are obscured with hashes. To enable anonymized mode, use the set anon CLI command.

Examples Jump to heading #

Show the anonymized mode:

1. Connect to the Runtime API socket:

   bash
   sudo socat stdio tcp4-connect:127.0.0.1:9999

   bash
   sudo socat stdio tcp4-connect:127.0.0.1:9999

2. Start an interactive session:

   bash
   prompt

   bash
   prompt

3. Show the mode:

   bash
   show anon

   bash
   show anon

   output
   bash
   Anonymized mode disabled

   output
   bash
   Anonymized mode disabled

4. Enable anonymization:

   bash
   set anon on

   bash
   set anon on

5. Show the mode:

   bash
   show anon

   bash
   show anon

   output
   bash
   Anonymized mode enabled
   Key : 879053005

   output
   bash
   Anonymized mode enabled
   Key : 879053005

See also Jump to heading #

• set anon
• set anon global-key