diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7083ab4c..afa71d0e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -72,8 +72,9 @@ Users may have to change how they access the system
 
 ### Minor features
 
+* Restconf: added inline configuration using `-R <xml>` command line as an alternative to making advanced restconf configuration
 * [Need an option to disable restconf mandatory action of overwriting startup_db #230](https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/230)
-  * Disable RFC 8040 mandatory copy of running to startup after commit
+  * Configure option `CLICON_RESTCONF_STARTUP_DONTUPDATE` added to disable RFC 8040 mandatory copy of running to startup after commit
 * Add default network namespace constant: `RESTCONF_NETNS_DEFAULT` with default value "default".
 * CLI: Two new hide variables added (thanks: shmuelnatan)
   * hide-database : specifies that a command is not visible in database. This can be useful for setting passwords and not exposing them to users.
diff --git a/apps/backend/backend_plugin_restconf.c b/apps/backend/backend_plugin_restconf.c
index 9b064256..084d6c9c 100644
--- a/apps/backend/backend_plugin_restconf.c
+++ b/apps/backend/backend_plugin_restconf.c
@@ -61,10 +61,11 @@
 
 #define RESTCONF_PROCESS "restconf"
 
-/*! Set current debug flag when starting process using -D <dbg>
+/*! Set current debug and log flags when starting process using -D <dbg> -l <logdst>
  *
- * process argv list including -D is set on start. But the debug flags may change and this is a way
- * to set it dynamically, ie at the time the process is started, not when the backend is started.
+ * process argv list including -D and -l are set on start. But the debug/log flags may change and
+ * this is a way to set it dynamically, ie at the time the process is started, not when the backend
+ * is started.
  * @param[in]  h    Clixon backend
  * @param[in]  xt   XML target
  */
@@ -129,6 +130,57 @@ restconf_pseudo_set_log(clicon_handle h,
     return retval;
 }
 
+/*! Set current restconf inline config when starting process using -R <config>
+ *
+ * process argv list including -R is set on start. Get the running restconfig config, stringify it
+ * and insert it as a optimization to reading it from the backend.
+ * @param[in]  h    Clixon backend
+ * @param[in]  xt   XML target
+ */
+static int
+restconf_pseudo_set_inline(clicon_handle h,
+			   cxobj        *xt)
+{
+    int    retval = -1;
+    char **argv;
+    int    argc;
+    int    i; 
+    char  *str = NULL;
+    cxobj *xrestconf;
+    cbuf  *cb = NULL;
+
+    clicon_debug(1, "%s", __FUNCTION__);
+    if (clixon_process_argv_get(h, RESTCONF_PROCESS, &argv, &argc) < 0)
+	goto done;
+    if ((xrestconf = xpath_first(xt, NULL, "restconf")) != NULL)
+	for (i=0; i<argc; i++){
+	    if (argv[i] == NULL)
+		break;
+	    if (strcmp(argv[i], "-R") == 0 && argc > i+1 && argv[i+1]){
+		if ((cb = cbuf_new()) == NULL){
+		    clicon_err(OE_XML, errno, "cbuf_new");
+		    goto done;
+		}
+		if (clicon_xml2cbuf(cb, xrestconf, 0, 0, -1) < 0)
+		    goto done;
+		if ((str = strdup(cbuf_get(cb))) == NULL){
+		    clicon_err(OE_XML, errno, "stdup");
+		    goto done;
+		}
+		clicon_debug(1, "%s str:%s", __FUNCTION__, str);
+		if (argv[i+1])
+		    free(argv[i+1]);
+		argv[i+1] = str;
+		break;
+	    }
+	}
+    retval = 0;
+ done:
+    if (cb)
+	cbuf_free(cb);
+    return retval;
+}
+
 /*! Process rpc callback function 
  * - if RPC op is start, if enable is true, start the service, if false, error or ignore it
  * - if RPC op is stop, stop the service 
@@ -164,6 +216,8 @@ restconf_rpc_wrapper(clicon_handle    h,
 	     */
 	    if (restconf_pseudo_set_log(h, xt) < 0)
 		goto done;
+	    if (restconf_pseudo_set_inline(h, xt) < 0)
+		goto done;
 	}
 	break;
     default:
@@ -192,7 +246,7 @@ restconf_pseudo_process_control(clicon_handle h)
     int    nr;
     cbuf  *cb = NULL;
 
-    nr = 8;
+    nr = 10;
     if ((argv = calloc(nr, sizeof(char *))) == NULL){
 	clicon_err(OE_UNIX, errno, "calloc");
 	goto done;
@@ -216,9 +270,11 @@ restconf_pseudo_process_control(clicon_handle h)
      * see restconf_pseudo_set_log which sets flag when process starts
      */
     argv[i++] = "-D";
-    argv[i++] = "0";
+    argv[i++] = strdup("0");
     argv[i++] = "-l";
-    argv[i++] = "s"; /* There is also log-destination in clixon-restconf.yang */
+    argv[i++] = strdup("s"); /* There is also log-destination in clixon-restconf.yang */
+    argv[i++] = "-R";
+    argv[i++] = strdup(""); 
     argv[i++] = NULL;
     assert(i==nr);
     if (clixon_process_register(h, RESTCONF_PROCESS,
@@ -289,6 +345,8 @@ restconf_pseudo_process_commit(clicon_handle    h,
      */
     if (restconf_pseudo_set_log(h, xtarget) < 0)
 	goto done;
+    if (restconf_pseudo_set_inline(h, xtarget) < 0)
+	goto done;
     /* Toggle start/stop if enable flag changed */
     if ((cx = xpath_first(xtarget, NULL, "/restconf/enable")) != NULL &&
 	xml_flag(cx, XML_FLAG_CHANGE|XML_FLAG_ADD)){
diff --git a/apps/restconf/restconf_main_fcgi.c b/apps/restconf/restconf_main_fcgi.c
index 6e1d93bf..dae155b6 100644
--- a/apps/restconf/restconf_main_fcgi.c
+++ b/apps/restconf/restconf_main_fcgi.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 #include "restconf_stream.h"
 
 /* Command line options to be passed to getopt(3) */
-#define RESTCONF_OPTS "hD:f:E:l:p:d:y:a:u:rW:o:"
+#define RESTCONF_OPTS "hD:f:E:l:p:d:y:a:u:rW:R:o:"
 
 /*! Convert FCGI parameters to clixon runtime data
  * @param[in]  h     Clixon handle
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ restconf_sig_child(int arg)
 static void
 usage(clicon_handle h,
       char         *argv0)
-
 {
     fprintf(stderr, "usage:%s [options]\n"
 	    "where options are\n"
@@ -192,7 +191,8 @@ usage(clicon_handle h,
 
     	    "\t-u <path|addr>\t  Internal socket domain path or IP addr (see -a)\n"
 	    "\t-r \t\t  Do not drop privileges if run as root\n"
-	    "\t-W <user>\tRun restconf daemon as this user, drop according to CLICON_RESTCONF_PRIVILEGES\n"
+	    "\t-W <user>\t  Run restconf daemon as this user, drop according to CLICON_RESTCONF_PRIVILEGES\n"
+	    "\t-R <xml> \t  Restconf configuration in-line overriding config file\n"
 	    "\t-o \"<option>=<value>\" Give configuration option overriding config file (see clixon-config.yang)\n",
 	    argv0
 	    );
@@ -227,14 +227,16 @@ main(int    argc,
     size_t         cligen_bufthreshold;
     int            dbg = 0;
     int            ret;
-    cxobj         *xrestconf1 = NULL; /* Local config file */
-    cxobj         *xconfig2 = NULL;   
-    cxobj         *xrestconf2 = NULL; /* Config from backend */
+    cxobj         *xrestconf1 = NULL; /* Inline */
+    cxobj         *xrestconf2 = NULL; /* Local config file */
+    cxobj         *xconfig3 = NULL;   
+    cxobj         *xrestconf3 = NULL; /* Config from backend */
     int            configure_done = 0; /* First try local then backend */
     cvec          *nsc = NULL;
     cxobj         *xerr = NULL;
     struct passwd *pw;
     char          *wwwuser;
+    char          *inline_config = NULL;
 
     /* In the startup, logs to stderr & debug flag set later */
     clicon_log_init(__PROGRAM__, LOG_INFO, logdst); 
@@ -330,6 +332,9 @@ main(int    argc,
 		goto done;
 	    break;
 	}
+	case 'R':  /* Restconf on-line config */
+	    inline_config = optarg;
+	    break;
 	case 'o':{ /* Configuration option */
 	    char          *val;
 	    if ((val = index(optarg, '=')) == NULL)
@@ -446,16 +451,33 @@ main(int    argc,
     if (clixon_plugin_start_all(h) < 0)
 	goto done;
 
-    if (clicon_option_bool(h, "CLICON_BACKEND_RESTCONF_PROCESS") == 0){
-	/* If not read from backend, try to get restconf config from local config-file */
-	if ((xrestconf1 = clicon_conf_restconf(h)) != NULL){
-	    if ((ret = restconf_config_init(h, xrestconf1)) < 0)
+    /* 1. try inline configure option */
+    if (inline_config != NULL && strlen(inline_config)){
+	clicon_debug(1, "restconf_main_fcgi using restconf inline config");
+	if ((ret = clixon_xml_parse_string(inline_config, YB_MODULE, yspec, &xrestconf1, &xerr)) < 0)
+	    goto done;
+	if (ret == 0){
+	    clixon_netconf_error(xerr, "Inline restconf config", NULL);
+	    goto done;
+	}
+	/* Replace parent w first child */
+	if (xml_rootchild(xrestconf1, 0, &xrestconf1) < 0)
+	    goto done;
+	if ((ret = restconf_config_init(h, xrestconf1)) < 0)
+	    goto done;
+	if (ret == 1)
+	    configure_done = 1;
+    }
+    else if (clicon_option_bool(h, "CLICON_BACKEND_RESTCONF_PROCESS") == 0){
+	/* 2. If not read from backend, try to get restconf config from local config-file */
+	if ((xrestconf2 = clicon_conf_restconf(h)) != NULL){
+	    if ((ret = restconf_config_init(h, xrestconf2)) < 0)
 		goto done;
 	    if (ret == 1)
 		configure_done = 1;
 	}
     }
-    /* If no local config, or it is disabled, try to query backend of config. */
+    /* 3. If no local config, or it is disabled, try to query backend of config. */
     else {
 	/* Loop to wait for backend starting, try again if not done */
 	while (1){
@@ -477,15 +499,15 @@ main(int    argc,
 	    clicon_err(OE_UNIX, errno, "getpwuid");
 	    goto done;
 	}
-	if (clicon_rpc_get_config(h, pw->pw_name, "running", "/restconf", nsc, &xconfig2) < 0)
+	if (clicon_rpc_get_config(h, pw->pw_name, "running", "/restconf", nsc, &xconfig3) < 0)
 	    goto done;
-	if ((xerr = xpath_first(xconfig2, NULL, "/rpc-error")) != NULL){
+	if ((xerr = xpath_first(xconfig3, NULL, "/rpc-error")) != NULL){
 	    clixon_netconf_error(xerr, "Get backend restconf config", NULL);
 	    goto done;
 	}
 	/* Extract restconf configuration */
-	if ((xrestconf2 = xpath_first(xconfig2, nsc, "restconf")) != NULL){
-	    if ((ret = restconf_config_init(h, xrestconf2)) < 0)
+	if ((xrestconf3 = xpath_first(xconfig3, nsc, "restconf")) != NULL){
+	    if ((ret = restconf_config_init(h, xrestconf3)) < 0)
 		goto done;
 	    if (ret == 1)
 		configure_done = 1;
@@ -615,8 +637,10 @@ main(int    argc,
     } /* while */
     retval = 0;
  done:
-    if (xconfig2)
-	xml_free(xconfig2);
+    if (xrestconf1)
+	xml_free(xrestconf1);
+    if (xconfig3)
+	xml_free(xconfig3);
     if (nsc)
 	cvec_free(nsc);
     stream_child_freeall(h);
diff --git a/apps/restconf/restconf_main_native.c b/apps/restconf/restconf_main_native.c
index 1fa813a9..bb1872b1 100644
--- a/apps/restconf/restconf_main_native.c
+++ b/apps/restconf/restconf_main_native.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
 #include "restconf_native.h"   /* Restconf-openssl mode specific headers*/
 
 /* Command line options to be passed to getopt(3) */
-#define RESTCONF_OPTS "hD:f:E:l:p:y:a:u:rW:o:"
+#define RESTCONF_OPTS "hD:f:E:l:p:y:a:u:rW:R:o:"
 
 /* If set, open outwards socket non-blocking, as opposed to blocking
  * Should work both ways, but in the ninblocking case,
@@ -1727,14 +1727,16 @@ restconf_openssl_init(clicon_handle h,
  * - if local config found, open sockets accordingly and exit function
  * - If no local config found, query backend for config and open sockets.
  * That is, EITHER local config OR read config from backend once
- * @param[in]  h         Clicon handle
- * @param[out] xrestconf XML restconf config, malloced (if retval = 1)
- * @retval     1         OK  (and xrestconf set)
- * @retval     0         Fail - no config
- * @retval    -1         Error
+ * @param[in]  h             Clicon handle
+ * @param[in]  inline_config XML restconf config, malloced (if retval = 1)
+ * @param[out] xrestconf     XML restconf config, malloced (if retval = 1)
+ * @retval     1             OK  (and xrestconf set)
+ * @retval     0             Fail - no config
+ * @retval    -1             Error
  */ 
 int
 restconf_clixon_init(clicon_handle h,
+		     char         *inline_config,
 		     cxobj       **xrestconfp)
 {
     int            retval = -1;
@@ -1746,6 +1748,7 @@ restconf_clixon_init(clicon_handle h,
     char          *str;
     cvec          *nsctx_global = NULL; /* Global namespace context */
     cxobj         *xrestconf;
+    cxobj         *xerr = NULL;
     int            ret;
 
     /* Set default namespace according to CLICON_NAMESPACE_NETCONF_DEFAULT */
@@ -1827,8 +1830,29 @@ restconf_clixon_init(clicon_handle h,
 	goto done;
     if (clicon_nsctx_global_set(h, nsctx_global) < 0)
 	goto done;
-    ret = 0;
-    if (clicon_option_bool(h, "CLICON_BACKEND_RESTCONF_PROCESS") == 0){
+    if (inline_config != NULL && strlen(inline_config)){
+	clicon_debug(1, "%s using restconf inline config", __FUNCTION__);
+	if ((ret = clixon_xml_parse_string(inline_config, YB_MODULE, yspec, &xrestconf, &xerr)) < 0)
+	    goto done;
+	if (ret == 0){
+	    clixon_netconf_error(xerr, "Inline restconf config", NULL);
+	    goto done;
+	}
+	/* Replace parent w first child */
+	if (xml_rootchild(xrestconf, 0, &xrestconf) < 0)
+	    goto done;
+	if ((ret = restconf_config_init(h, xrestconf)) < 0)
+	    goto done;
+	/* ret == 1 means this config is OK */
+	if (ret == 0){
+	    xml_free(xrestconf);
+	    xrestconf = NULL;
+	}
+	else
+	    if ((*xrestconfp = xrestconf) == NULL)
+		goto done;
+    }
+    else if (clicon_option_bool(h, "CLICON_BACKEND_RESTCONF_PROCESS") == 0){
 	/* If not read from backend, try to get restconf config from local config-file */
 	if ((xrestconf = clicon_conf_restconf(h)) != NULL){
 	    /*! Basic config init, set auth-type, pretty, etc ret 0 means disabled */
@@ -1853,6 +1877,8 @@ restconf_clixon_init(clicon_handle h,
     }
     retval = 1;
  done:
+    if (xerr)
+	xml_free(xerr);
     return retval;
  fail:
     retval = 0;
@@ -1885,7 +1911,6 @@ restconf_sig_term(int arg)
 static void
 usage(clicon_handle h,
       char         *argv0)
-
 {
     fprintf(stderr, "usage:%s [options]\n"
 	    "where options are\n"
@@ -1899,7 +1924,8 @@ usage(clicon_handle h,
     	    "\t-a UNIX|IPv4|IPv6 Internal backend socket family\n"
     	    "\t-u <path|addr>\t  Internal socket domain path or IP addr (see -a)\n"
 	    "\t-r \t\t  Do not drop privileges if run as root\n"
-	    "\t-W <user>\tRun restconf daemon as this user, drop according to CLICON_RESTCONF_PRIVILEGES\n"
+	    "\t-W <user>\t  Run restconf daemon as this user, drop according to CLICON_RESTCONF_PRIVILEGES\n"
+   	    "\t-R <xml> \t  Restconf configuration in-line overriding config file\n"
 	    "\t-o <option>=<value> Set configuration option overriding config file (see clixon-config.yang)\n"
 	    ,
 	    argv0
@@ -1920,6 +1946,7 @@ main(int    argc,
     restconf_native_handle *rh = NULL;
     int             ret;
     cxobj          *xrestconf = NULL;
+    char           *inline_config = NULL;
 
     /* In the startup, logs to stderr & debug flag set later */
     clicon_log_init(__PROGRAM__, LOG_INFO, logdst);
@@ -2023,6 +2050,9 @@ main(int    argc,
 	    if (clicon_option_add(h, "CLICON_RESTCONF_USER", optarg) < 0)
 		goto done;
 	    break;
+	case 'R':  /* Restconf on-line config */
+	    inline_config = optarg;
+	    break;
 	case 'o':{ /* Configuration option */
 	    char          *val;
 	    if ((val = index(optarg, '=')) == NULL)
@@ -2057,7 +2087,7 @@ main(int    argc,
 	goto done;
 
     /* Clixon inits / configs */ 
-    if ((ret = restconf_clixon_init(h, &xrestconf)) < 0)
+    if ((ret = restconf_clixon_init(h, inline_config, &xrestconf)) < 0)
 	goto done;
     if (ret == 0){ /* restconf disabled */
 	clicon_debug(1, "restconf configuration not found or disabled");
diff --git a/lib/clixon/clixon_xml.h b/lib/clixon/clixon_xml.h
index 14576bdd..f8821c59 100644
--- a/lib/clixon/clixon_xml.h
+++ b/lib/clixon/clixon_xml.h
@@ -272,7 +272,6 @@ int       xml_search_child_insert(cxobj *xp, cxobj *x);
 int       xml_search_child_rm(cxobj *xp, cxobj *x);
 cxobj    *xml_child_index_each(cxobj *xparent, char *name, cxobj *xprev, enum cxobj_type type);
 
-
 #endif
 
 #endif /* _CLIXON_XML_H */
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_proc.c b/lib/src/clixon_proc.c
index 17842bbc..29dd9320 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_proc.c
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_proc.c
@@ -697,11 +697,15 @@ clixon_process_status(clicon_handle  h,
 	    if (pe->pe_description)
 		cprintf(cbret, "<description xmlns=\"%s\">%s</description>", CLIXON_LIB_NS, pe->pe_description);
 	    cprintf(cbret, "<command xmlns=\"%s\">", CLIXON_LIB_NS);
+	    /* the command may include any data, including XML (such as restconf -R command) and 
+	       therefore needs CDATA encoding */
+	    cprintf(cbret, "<![CDATA[");
 	    for (i=0; i<pe->pe_argc-1; i++){
 		if (i)
 		    cprintf(cbret, " ");
 		cprintf(cbret, "%s", pe->pe_argv[i]);
 	    }
+	    cprintf(cbret, "]]>");
 	    cprintf(cbret, "</command>");
 	    cprintf(cbret, "<status xmlns=\"%s\">%s</status>", CLIXON_LIB_NS,
 		    clicon_int2str(proc_state_map, pe->pe_state));
diff --git a/test/test_restconf.sh b/test/test_restconf.sh
index 8464d5d5..b5e0d3f7 100755
--- a/test/test_restconf.sh
+++ b/test/test_restconf.sh
@@ -157,7 +157,11 @@ function testrun()
 	stop_restconf_pre
 
 	new "start restconf daemon"
-	start_restconf -f $cfg
+	# inline of start_restconf, cant make quotes to work
+	sudo -u $wwwstartuser -s $clixon_restconf $RCLOG -D $DBG -f $cfg -R "$RESTCONFIG1" &
+	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+	    err1 "expected 0" "$?"
+	fi
     fi
 
     new "wait restconf"
diff --git a/test/test_restconf_internal.sh b/test/test_restconf_internal.sh
index 8c9724c4..41bb05f8 100755
--- a/test/test_restconf_internal.sh
+++ b/test/test_restconf_internal.sh
@@ -115,10 +115,10 @@ EOF
 	err "No pid return value" "$retx"
     fi
     if $active; then
-	expect="^<rpc-reply $DEFAULTNS><active $LIBNS>$active</active><description $LIBNS>Clixon RESTCONF process</description><command $LIBNS>/.*/clixon_restconf -f $cfg -D [0-9] -l ${LOGDST_CMD}</command><status $LIBNS>$status</status><starttime $LIBNS>20[0-9][0-9]\-[0-9][0-9]\-[0-9][0-9]T[0-9][0-9]:[0-9][0-9]:[0-9][0-9]\.[0-9]*Z</starttime><pid $LIBNS>$pid</pid></rpc-reply>]]>]]>$"
+	expect="^<rpc-reply $DEFAULTNS><active $LIBNS>$active</active><description $LIBNS>Clixon RESTCONF process</description><command $LIBNS><!\[CDATA\[/.*/.*/clixon_restconf -f $cfg -D [0-9] .*\]\]></command><status $LIBNS>$status</status><starttime $LIBNS>20[0-9][0-9]\-[0-9][0-9]\-[0-9][0-9]T[0-9][0-9]:[0-9][0-9]:[0-9][0-9]\.[0-9]*Z</starttime><pid $LIBNS>$pid</pid></rpc-reply>]]>]]>$"
     else
 	# inactive, no startime or pid
-	expect="^<rpc-reply $DEFAULTNS><active $LIBNS>$active</active><description $LIBNS>Clixon RESTCONF process</description><command $LIBNS>/.*/clixon_restconf -f $cfg -D [0-9] -l ${LOGDST_CMD}</command><status $LIBNS>$status</status></rpc-reply>]]>]]>$"
+	expect="^<rpc-reply $DEFAULTNS><active $LIBNS>$active</active><description $LIBNS>Clixon RESTCONF process</description><command $LIBNS><!\[CDATA\[/.*/clixon_restconf -f $cfg -D [0-9] .*\]\]></command><status $LIBNS>$status</status></rpc-reply>]]>]]>$"
     fi
     match=$(echo "$retx" | grep --null -Go "$expect")
     if [ -z "$match" ]; then
diff --git a/test/test_restconf_internal_usecases.sh b/test/test_restconf_internal_usecases.sh
index ff7b15b4..ea9096cd 100755
--- a/test/test_restconf_internal_usecases.sh
+++ b/test/test_restconf_internal_usecases.sh
@@ -131,10 +131,10 @@ EOF
     fi
 echo "retx:$retx" # XXX
     if $active; then
-	expect="^<rpc-reply $DEFAULTNS><active $LIBNS>$active</active><description $LIBNS>Clixon RESTCONF process</description><command $LIBNS>/.*/clixon_restconf -f $cfg -D [0-9] -l ${LOGDST_CMD}</command><status $LIBNS>$status</status><starttime $LIBNS>20[0-9][0-9]\-[0-9][0-9]\-[0-9][0-9]T[0-9][0-9]:[0-9][0-9]:[0-9][0-9]\.[0-9]*Z</starttime><pid $LIBNS>$pid</pid></rpc-reply>]]>]]>$"
+	expect="^<rpc-reply $DEFAULTNS><active $LIBNS>$active</active><description $LIBNS>Clixon RESTCONF process</description><command $LIBNS><!\[CDATA\[/.*/.*/clixon_restconf -f $cfg -D [0-9] .*\]\]></command><status $LIBNS>$status</status><starttime $LIBNS>20[0-9][0-9]\-[0-9][0-9]\-[0-9][0-9]T[0-9][0-9]:[0-9][0-9]:[0-9][0-9]\.[0-9]*Z</starttime><pid $LIBNS>$pid</pid></rpc-reply>]]>]]>$"
     else
 	# inactive, no startime or pid
-	expect="^<rpc-reply $DEFAULTNS><active $LIBNS>$active</active><description $LIBNS>Clixon RESTCONF process</description><command $LIBNS>/.*/clixon_restconf -f $cfg -D [0-9] -l ${LOGDST_CMD}</command><status $LIBNS>$status</status></rpc-reply>]]>]]>$"
+	expect="^<rpc-reply $DEFAULTNS><active $LIBNS>$active</active><description $LIBNS>Clixon RESTCONF process</description><command $LIBNS><!\[CDATA\[/.*/clixon_restconf -f $cfg -D [0-9] .*\]\]></command><status $LIBNS>$status</status></rpc-reply>]]>]]>$"
     fi
     match=$(echo "$retx" | grep --null -Go "$expect")
     if [ -z "$match" ]; then