MikroTik RouterOS Commands

Complete MikroTik RouterOS commands reference — 20 commands across 4 categories. Quick reference cheat sheet for RouterOS.

Shortcut	Action
`compact`	Outputs only the modified configuration. Starting from v6rc1, "export compact" became
`file`	Export configuration to a specified file. When the file is not specified export output will be
`path`	Parameter allows to include or exclude specific configuration menu from router entire
`show-sensitive`	Show sensitive information, like passwords, keys, etc. By default, sensitive information
`terse`	With this parameter, the export command will output the configuration as full commands
`verbose`	With this parameter, the export command will output whole configuration parameters and items

Shortcut	Action
`from-line`	Start executing the script from the specified line number. This option is only available
`file-name`	Name of the script (.rsc) file to be executed
`dry-run`	Simulates the import without making any configuration changes. This helps in catching syntax

Shortcut	Action
`keep-users`	Do not remove existing users from the configuration
`no-defaults`	Do not load the default configuration, just clear the configuration
`skip-backup`	Skip automatic backup file generation before reset
`run-after-reset`	Run specified .rsc file after reset. That way you can load your custom configuration. If
`caps-mode`	Run caps-mode script after configuration reset

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