.. autoclass:: cmd2.Cmd
:members:
.. automethod:: __init__
.. attribute:: default_error
The error message displayed when a non-existent command is run.
Default: ``{} is not a recognized command or alias.``
.. attribute:: help_error
The error message displayed to the user when they request help for a
command with no help defined.
Default: ``No help on {}``
.. attribute:: prompt
The prompt issued to solicit input. The default value is ``(Cmd)``.
See :ref:`features/prompt:Prompt` for more information.
.. attribute:: continuation_prompt
The prompt issued to solicit input for the 2nd and subsequent lines
of a :ref:`multiline command <features/multiline_commands:Multiline Commands>`
Default: ``>``.
.. attribute:: echo
If ``True``, output the prompt and user input before executing the command.
When redirecting a series of commands to an output file, this allows you to
see the command in the output.
.. attribute:: settable
This dictionary contains the name and description of all settings
available to users.
Users use the :ref:`features/builtin_commands:set` command to view and
modify settings. Settings are stored in instance attributes with the
same name as the setting.
.. attribute:: history
A record of previously entered commands.
This attribute is an instance of :class:`cmd2.history.History`, and
each command is an instance of :class:`cmd2.Statement`.
.. attribute:: statement_parser
An instance of :class:`cmd2.parsing.StatementParser` initialized and
configured appropriately for parsing user input.
.. attribute:: intro
Set an introduction message which is displayed to the user before
the :ref:`features/hooks:Command Processing Loop` begins.
.. attribute:: py_bridge_name
The symbol name which :ref:`features/scripting:Python Scripts` run
using the :ref:`features/builtin_commands:run_pyscript` command can use
to reference the parent ``cmd2`` application.
.. attribute:: allow_clipboard
If ``True``, ``cmd2`` will allow output to be written to or appended to
the operating system pasteboard. If ``False``, this capability will not
be allowed. See :ref:`features/clipboard:Clipboard Integration` for more
information.
.. attribute:: suggest_similar_command
If ``True``, ``cmd2`` will attempt to suggest the most similar command
when the user types a command that does not exist. Default: ``False``.