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+welcome = \
+\u001B[33m \r\n\
+\u001B[33m ________ ________ .__ .__ .__ __ \r\n\
+\u001B[33m \\_____ \\ ______ ____ ____ \\______ \\ _____ ___.__.| | |__| ____ | |___/ |_ \r\n\
+\u001B[33m / | \\\\____ \\_/ __ \\ / \\ | | \\\\__ \\< | || | | |/ ___\\| | \\ __\\ \r\n\
+\u001B[33m / | \\ |_> > ___/| | \\| ` \\/ __ \\\\___ || |_| / /_/ > Y \\ | \r\n\
+\u001B[33m \\_______ / __/ \\___ >___| /_______ (____ / ____||____/__\\___ /|___| /__| \r\n\
+\u001B[33m \\/|__| \\/ \\/ \\/ \\/\\/ /_____/ \\/ \r\n\
+\u001B[33m \r\n\
+\r\n\
+Hit '\u001B[1m<tab>\u001B[0m' for a list of available commands\r\n\
+ and '\u001B[1m[cmd] --help\u001B[0m' for help on a specific command.\r\n\
+Hit '\u001B[1m<ctrl-d>\u001B[0m' or type '\u001B[1msystem:shutdown\u001B[0m' or '\u001B[1mlogout\u001B[0m' to shutdown OpenDaylight.\r\n
+prompt = \u001B[36mopendaylight-user\u001B[0m\u001B[1m@\u001B[0m\u001B[34m${APPLICATION}\u001B[0m>