Basic:

1. Action: Run VPP

    sudo vpp unix {cli-listen /run/vpp/cli-${name}.sock} api-segment { prefix ${name} }

2. Action: Using vppctl to send commands to vpp

    sudo vppctl -s /run/vpp/cli-${name}.sock ${cmd}

3. Action: Using vppctl to start a vpp shell

    sudo vppctl -s /run/vpp/cli-${name}.sock

4. Action: Show interface

    sudo vppctl -s /run/vpp/cli-${name}.sock show interface

5. Action: Show hardware

    sudo vppctl -s /run/vpp/cli-${name}.sock show hardware

Interface:

1. Action: Create vpp host-interface

    sudo vppctl -s /run/vpp/cli-${name}.sock create host-interface name ${int-name}

2. Action: Create loopback interface

    sudo vppctl -s /run/vpp/cli-${name}.sock create loopback interface

3. Action: Turn up the interface:

    sudo vppctl -s /run/vpp/cli-${name}.sock set int state ${int-name} up

4. Action: Assign ip address 

    sudo vppctl -s /run/vpp/cli-${name}.sock set int ip address ${int-name} ${ip}

5. Action: Create the sub-interface

    sudo vppctl -s /run/vpp/cli-${name}.sock create sub-interfaces ${int-name} ${sub-int-num}

Switch:

1. Action: show bridge-domain

    sudo vppctl -s /run/vpp/cli-${name}.sock show bridge-domain 

2. Action: Add interface to bridge domain

    sudo vppctl -s /run/vpp/cli-${name}.sock set interface l2 bridge ${int-name} 1

3. Action: Show bridge domain

    sudo vppctl -s /run/vpp/cli-${name}.sock show bridge-domain ${id} detail

4. Action: Show fib

    sudo vppctl -s /run/vpp/cli-${name}.sock show l2fib verbose

5. Action: Show arp

    sudo vppctl -s /run/vpp/cli-${name}.sock show ip arp

Route:

Action: Setup route

    sudo vppctl -s /run/vpp/cli-${name}.sock ip route add ${ip} via ${ip}

Debug:

1. Action: Add trace

    sudo vppctl -s /run/vpp/cli-${name}.sock trace add af-packet-input 10