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+#!/bin/bash
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Executes a command on the given ONOS instance and matches the output
+# to the passed one.
+# First argument is the IP address of the machine to run the command on,
+# then you pass the command and it's arguments if needed, then --expect and
+# after it the string of what the output should be.
+# Example:
+# onos-execute-expect 1.1.1.1 fooCommand fooParamenter --expect fooOutputString
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+[ ! -d "$ONOS_ROOT" ] && echo "ONOS_ROOT is not defined" >&2 && exit 1
+. $ONOS_ROOT/tools/build/envDefaults
+
+
+aux=/tmp/stc-$$.log
+trap "rm -f $aux 2>/dev/null" EXIT
+ip=$1
+cmd=""
+for a in ${*:2}; do shift; if [ "$a" = "--expect" ]; then break; fi; cmd="$cmd $a"; done
+expect="${@: -1}"
+onos $ip $cmd > $aux
+cat $aux
+grep -q $expect $aux && echo "expected value found" && exit 0
+exit 1
+
+