Merging upstream version 2.1.148.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>

32 files changed, 3693 insertions, 2482 deletions

diff --git a/tools/lint/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/lint/CMakeLists.txt
index 32cdcbf..14f8b76 100644
--- a/tools/lint/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/lint/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ set(lintsrc
     cmd_load.c
     cmd_print.c
     cmd_searchpath.c
+    cmd_extdata.c
+    cmd_help.c
+    cmd_verb.c
+    cmd_debug.c
+    yl_opt.c
+    yl_schema_features.c
     common.c
 )
 if(YANGLINT_INTERACTIVE)
@@ -46,45 +52,3 @@ if(WIN32)
     target_include_directories(yanglint PRIVATE ${GETOPT_INCLUDE_DIR})
     target_link_libraries(yanglint ${GETOPT_LIBRARY})
 endif()
-
-#
-# tests
-#
-function(add_yanglint_test)
-    cmake_parse_arguments(ADDTEST "" "NAME;VIA;SCRIPT" "" ${ARGN})
-    set(TEST_NAME yanglint_${ADDTEST_NAME})
-
-    if(${ADDTEST_VIA} STREQUAL "bash")
-        set(WRAPPER /usr/bin/env bash)
-    elseif(${ADDTEST_VIA} STREQUAL "expect")
-        set(WRAPPER ${PATH_EXPECT})
-    else()
-        message(FATAL_ERROR "build: unexpected wrapper '${ADDTEST_VIA}'")
-    endif()
-
-    add_test(NAME ${TEST_NAME} COMMAND ${WRAPPER} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tests/${ADDTEST_SCRIPT})
-    set_property(TEST ${TEST_NAME} APPEND PROPERTY ENVIRONMENT "YANGLINT=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/yanglint")
-    set_property(TEST ${TEST_NAME} APPEND PROPERTY ENVIRONMENT "YANG_MODULES_DIR=${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/tests/modules/yang")
-    set_property(TEST ${TEST_NAME} APPEND PROPERTY ENVIRONMENT "CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR=${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}")
-endfunction(add_yanglint_test)
-
-if(ENABLE_TESTS)
-    # tests of non-interactive mode using shunit2
-    find_program(PATH_SHUNIT NAMES shunit2)
-    if(NOT PATH_SHUNIT)
-        message(WARNING "'shunit2' not found! The yanglint(1) non-interactive tests will not be available.")
-    else()
-        add_yanglint_test(NAME ni_list VIA bash SCRIPT shunit2/list.sh)
-        add_yanglint_test(NAME ni_feature VIA bash SCRIPT shunit2/feature.sh)
-    endif()
-
-    # tests of interactive mode using expect
-    find_program(PATH_EXPECT NAMES expect)
-    if(NOT PATH_EXPECT)
-        message(WARNING "'expect' not found! The yanglint(1) interactive tests will not be available.")
-    elseif(YANGLINT_INTERACTIVE)
-        add_yanglint_test(NAME in_list VIA expect SCRIPT expect/list.exp)
-        add_yanglint_test(NAME in_feature VIA expect SCRIPT expect/feature.exp)
-        add_yanglint_test(NAME in_completion VIA expect SCRIPT expect/completion.exp)
-    endif()
-endif()
diff --git a/tools/lint/cmd.c b/tools/lint/cmd.c
index 10e7446..344900d 100644
--- a/tools/lint/cmd.c
+++ b/tools/lint/cmd.c
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
  * @file cmd.c
  * @author Michal Vasko <mvasko@cesnet.cz>
  * @author Radek Krejci <rkrejci@cesnet.cz>
+ * @author Adam Piecek <piecek@cesnet.cz>
  * @brief libyang's yanglint tool general commands
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2020 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2023 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
  *
  * This source code is licensed under BSD 3-Clause License (the "License").
  * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -30,230 +31,80 @@
 COMMAND commands[];
 extern int done;
 
-#ifndef NDEBUG
-
-void
-cmd_debug_help(void)
-{
-    printf("Usage: debug (dict | xpath)+\n");
-}
-
 void
-cmd_debug(struct ly_ctx **UNUSED(ctx), const char *cmdline)
+cmd_free(void)
 {
-    int argc = 0;
-    char **argv = NULL;
-    int opt, opt_index;
-    struct option options[] = {
-        {"help", no_argument, NULL, 'h'},
-        {NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
-    };
-    uint32_t dbg_groups = 0;
-
-    if (parse_cmdline(cmdline, &argc, &argv)) {
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
+    uint16_t i;
 
-    while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "h", options, &opt_index)) != -1) {
-        switch (opt) {
-        case 'h':
-            cmd_debug_help();
-            goto cleanup;
-        default:
-            YLMSG_E("Unknown option.\n");
-            goto cleanup;
+    for (i = 0; commands[i].name; i++) {
+        if (commands[i].free_func) {
+            commands[i].free_func();
         }
     }
-    if (argc == optind) {
-        /* no argument */
-        cmd_debug_help();
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
-    for (int i = 0; i < argc - optind; i++) {
-        if (!strcasecmp("dict", argv[optind + i])) {
-            dbg_groups |= LY_LDGDICT;
-        } else if (!strcasecmp("xpath", argv[optind + i])) {
-            dbg_groups |= LY_LDGXPATH;
-        } else {
-            YLMSG_E("Unknown debug group \"%s\"\n", argv[optind + 1]);
-            goto cleanup;
-        }
-    }
-
-    ly_log_dbg_groups(dbg_groups);
-
-cleanup:
-    free_cmdline(argv);
 }
 
-#endif
-
-void
-cmd_verb_help(void)
-{
-    printf("Usage: verb (error | warning | verbose | debug)\n");
-}
-
-void
-cmd_verb(struct ly_ctx **UNUSED(ctx), const char *cmdline)
-{
-    int argc = 0;
-    char **argv = NULL;
-    int opt, opt_index;
-    struct option options[] = {
-        {"help", no_argument, NULL, 'h'},
-        {NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
-    };
-
-    if (parse_cmdline(cmdline, &argc, &argv)) {
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
-    while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "h", options, &opt_index)) != -1) {
-        switch (opt) {
-        case 'h':
-            cmd_verb_help();
-            goto cleanup;
-        default:
-            YLMSG_E("Unknown option.\n");
-            goto cleanup;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (argc - optind > 1) {
-        YLMSG_E("Only a single verbosity level can be set.\n");
-        cmd_verb_help();
-        goto cleanup;
-    } else if (argc == optind) {
-        /* no argument - print current value */
-        LY_LOG_LEVEL level = ly_log_level(LY_LLERR);
-
-        ly_log_level(level);
-        printf("Current verbosity level: ");
-        if (level == LY_LLERR) {
-            printf("error\n");
-        } else if (level == LY_LLWRN) {
-            printf("warning\n");
-        } else if (level == LY_LLVRB) {
-            printf("verbose\n");
-        } else if (level == LY_LLDBG) {
-            printf("debug\n");
-        }
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
-    if (!strcasecmp("error", argv[optind]) || !strcmp("0", argv[optind])) {
-        ly_log_level(LY_LLERR);
-    } else if (!strcasecmp("warning", argv[optind]) || !strcmp("1", argv[optind])) {
-        ly_log_level(LY_LLWRN);
-    } else if (!strcasecmp("verbose", argv[optind]) || !strcmp("2", argv[optind])) {
-        ly_log_level(LY_LLVRB);
-    } else if (!strcasecmp("debug", argv[optind]) || !strcmp("3", argv[optind])) {
-        ly_log_level(LY_LLDBG);
-    } else {
-        YLMSG_E("Unknown verbosity \"%s\"\n", argv[optind]);
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
-cleanup:
-    free_cmdline(argv);
-}
-
-void
-cmd_quit(struct ly_ctx **UNUSED(ctx), const char *UNUSED(cmdline))
+int
+cmd_quit_exec(struct ly_ctx **UNUSED(ctx), struct yl_opt *UNUSED(yo), const char *UNUSED(posv))
 {
     done = 1;
-    return;
-}
-
-void
-cmd_help_help(void)
-{
-    printf("Usage: help [cmd ...]\n");
-}
-
-void
-cmd_help(struct ly_ctx **UNUSED(ctx), const char *cmdline)
-{
-    int argc = 0;
-    char **argv = NULL;
-    int opt, opt_index;
-    struct option options[] = {
-        {"help", no_argument, NULL, 'h'},
-        {NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
-    };
-
-    if (parse_cmdline(cmdline, &argc, &argv)) {
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
-    while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "h", options, &opt_index)) != -1) {
-        switch (opt) {
-        case 'h':
-            cmd_help_help();
-            goto cleanup;
-        default:
-            YLMSG_E("Unknown option.\n");
-            goto cleanup;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (argc == optind) {
-generic_help:
-        printf("Available commands:\n");
-        for (uint16_t i = 0; commands[i].name; i++) {
-            if (commands[i].helpstring != NULL) {
-                printf("  %-15s %s\n", commands[i].name, commands[i].helpstring);
-            }
-        }
-    } else {
-        /* print specific help for the selected command(s) */
-
-        for (int c = 0; c < argc - optind; ++c) {
-            int8_t match = 0;
-
-            /* get the command of the specified name */
-            for (uint16_t i = 0; commands[i].name; i++) {
-                if (strcmp(argv[optind + c], commands[i].name) == 0) {
-                    match = 1;
-                    if (commands[i].help_func != NULL) {
-                        commands[i].help_func();
-                    } else {
-                        printf("%s: %s\n", argv[optind + c], commands[i].helpstring);
-                    }
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-            if (!match) {
-                /* if unknown command specified, print the list of commands */
-                printf("Unknown command \'%s\'\n", argv[optind + c]);
-                goto generic_help;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-cleanup:
-    free_cmdline(argv);
+    return 0;
 }
 
+/* Also keep enum COMMAND_INDEX updated. */
 COMMAND commands[] = {
-    {"help", cmd_help, cmd_help_help, "Display commands description"},
-    {"add", cmd_add, cmd_add_help, "Add a new module from a specific file"},
-    {"load", cmd_load, cmd_load_help, "Load a new schema from the searchdirs"},
-    {"print", cmd_print, cmd_print_help, "Print a module"},
-    {"data", cmd_data, cmd_data_help, "Load, validate and optionally print instance data"},
-    {"list", cmd_list, cmd_list_help, "List all the loaded modules"},
-    {"feature", cmd_feature, cmd_feature_help, "Print all features of module(s) with their state"},
-    {"searchpath", cmd_searchpath, cmd_searchpath_help, "Print/set the search path(s) for schemas"},
-    {"clear", cmd_clear, cmd_clear_help, "Clear the context - remove all the loaded modules"},
-    {"verb", cmd_verb, cmd_verb_help, "Change verbosity"},
+    {
+        "help", cmd_help_opt, NULL, cmd_help_exec, NULL, cmd_help_help, NULL,
+        "Display commands description", "h"
+    },
+    {
+        "add", cmd_add_opt, cmd_add_dep, cmd_add_exec, NULL, cmd_add_help, NULL,
+        "Add a new module from a specific file", "DF:hiX"
+    },
+    {
+        "load", cmd_load_opt, cmd_load_dep, cmd_load_exec, NULL, cmd_load_help, NULL,
+        "Load a new schema from the searchdirs", "F:hiX"
+    },
+    {
+        "print", cmd_print_opt, cmd_print_dep, cmd_print_exec, NULL, cmd_print_help, NULL,
+        "Print a module", "f:hL:o:P:q"
+    },
+    {
+        "data", cmd_data_opt, cmd_data_dep, cmd_data_store, cmd_data_process, cmd_data_help, NULL,
+        "Load, validate and optionally print instance data", "d:ef:F:hmo:O:R:r:nt:x:"
+    },
+    {
+        "list", cmd_list_opt, cmd_list_dep, cmd_list_exec, NULL, cmd_list_help, NULL,
+        "List all the loaded modules", "f:h"
+    },
+    {
+        "feature", cmd_feature_opt, cmd_feature_dep, cmd_feature_exec, cmd_feature_fin, cmd_feature_help, NULL,
+        "Print all features of module(s) with their state", "haf"
+    },
+    {
+        "searchpath", cmd_searchpath_opt, NULL, cmd_searchpath_exec, NULL, cmd_searchpath_help, NULL,
+        "Print/set the search path(s) for schemas", "ch"
+    },
+    {
+        "extdata", cmd_extdata_opt, cmd_extdata_dep, cmd_extdata_exec, NULL, cmd_extdata_help, cmd_extdata_free,
+        "Set the specific data required by an extension", "ch"
+    },
+    {
+        "clear", cmd_clear_opt, cmd_clear_dep, cmd_clear_exec, NULL, cmd_clear_help, NULL,
+        "Clear the context - remove all the loaded modules", "iyhY:"
+    },
+    {
+        "verb", cmd_verb_opt, cmd_verb_dep, cmd_verb_exec, NULL, cmd_verb_help, NULL,
+        "Change verbosity", "h"
+    },
 #ifndef NDEBUG
-    {"debug", cmd_debug, cmd_debug_help, "Display specific debug message groups"},
+    {
+        "debug", cmd_debug_opt, cmd_debug_dep, cmd_debug_store, cmd_debug_setlog, cmd_debug_help, NULL,
+        "Display specific debug message groups", "h"
+    },
 #endif
-    {"quit", cmd_quit, NULL, "Quit the program"},
+    {"quit", NULL, NULL, cmd_quit_exec, NULL, NULL, NULL, "Quit the program", "h"},
     /* synonyms for previous commands */
-    {"?", cmd_help, NULL, "Display commands description"},
-    {"exit", cmd_quit, NULL, "Quit the program"},
-    {NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL}
+    {"?", NULL, NULL, cmd_help_exec, NULL, NULL, NULL, "Display commands description", "h"},
+    {"exit", NULL, NULL, cmd_quit_exec, NULL, NULL, NULL, "Quit the program", "h"},
+    {NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL}
 };
diff --git a/tools/lint/cmd.h b/tools/lint/cmd.h
index 9f6f88d..bd2f2f2 100644
--- a/tools/lint/cmd.h
+++ b/tools/lint/cmd.h
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
  * @file cmd.h
  * @author Michal Vasko <mvasko@cesnet.cz>
  * @author Radek Krejci <rkrejci@cesnet.cz>
+ * @author Adam Piecek <piecek@cesnet.cz>
  * @brief libyang's yanglint tool commands header
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2020 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2023 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
  *
  * This source code is licensed under BSD 3-Clause License (the "License").
  * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -18,15 +19,44 @@
 
 #include "libyang.h"
 
+struct yl_opt;
+
 /**
  * @brief command information
+ *
+ * Callback functions are in the order they should be called.
+ * First, the 'opt_func' should be called, which parses arguments from the command line and sets flags or pointers in
+ * the struct yl_opt. This type of function is for interactive mode and is optional.
+ * Then the 'dep_func' callback can check the struct yl_opt settings. Other items that depend on them can also be
+ * set. There is also an possibility for controlling the number of positional arguments and its implications.
+ * The most important callback is 'exec_func' where the command itself is executed. This function can even replace the
+ * entire libyang context. The function parameters are mainly found in the yl_opt structure. Optionally, the function
+ * can be called with a positional argument obtained from the command line. Some 'exec_func' are adapted to be called
+ * from non-interactive yanglint mode.
+ * The 'fun_func' complements the 'exec_func'. In some cases, the command execution must be divided into two stages.
+ * For example, the 'exec_func' is used to fill some items in the yl_opt structure from the positional
+ * arguments and then the 'fin_func' is used to perform the final action.
  */
 typedef struct {
-    char *name;                                      /* User printable name of the function. */
+    /* User printable name of the function. */
+    char *name;
 
-    void (*func)(struct ly_ctx **ctx, const char *); /* Function to call to do the command. */
-    void (*help_func)(void);                         /* Display command help. */
-    char *helpstring;                                /* Documentation for this function. */
+    /* Convert command line options to the data struct yl_opt. */
+    int (*opt_func)(struct yl_opt *yo, const char *cmdline, char ***posv, int *posc);
+    /* Additionally set dependent items and perform error checking. */
+    int (*dep_func)(struct yl_opt *yo, int posc);
+    /* Execute command. */
+    int (*exec_func)(struct ly_ctx **ctx, struct yl_opt *yo, const char *posv);
+    /* Finish execution of command. */
+    int (*fin_func)(struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct yl_opt *yo);
+    /* Display command help. */
+    void (*help_func)(void);
+    /* Freeing global variables allocated by the command. */
+    void (*free_func)(void);
+    /* Documentation for this function. */
+    char *helpstring;
+    /* Option characters used in function getopt_long. */
+    char *optstring;
 } COMMAND;
 
 /**
@@ -34,36 +64,333 @@ typedef struct {
  */
 extern COMMAND commands[];
 
+/**
+ * @brief Index for global variable ::commands.
+ */
+enum COMMAND_INDEX {
+    CMD_HELP = 0,
+    CMD_ADD,
+    CMD_LOAD,
+    CMD_PRINT,
+    CMD_DATA,
+    CMD_LIST,
+    CMD_FEATURE,
+    CMD_SEARCHPATH,
+    CMD_EXTDATA,
+    CMD_CLEAR,
+    CMD_VERB,
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+    CMD_DEBUG,
+#endif
+};
+
+/**
+ * @brief For each cmd, call the COMMAND.free_func in the variable 'commands'.
+ */
+void cmd_free(void);
+
 /* cmd_add.c */
-void cmd_add(struct ly_ctx **ctx, const char *cmdline);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Parse the arguments of an interactive command.
+ *
+ * @param[out] yo Context for yanglint.
+ * @param[in] cmdline String containing command line arguments.
+ * @param[out] posv Pointer to argv to a section of positional arguments.
+ * @param[out] posc Number of positional arguments.
+ * @return 0 on success.
+ */
+int cmd_add_opt(struct yl_opt *yo, const char *cmdline, char ***posv, int *posc);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Check the options and set dependent items in @p yo.
+ *
+ * @param[in,out] yo context for yanglint.
+ * @param[in] posc number of positional arguments.
+ * @return 0 on success.
+ */
+int cmd_add_dep(struct yl_opt *yo, int posc);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Parse and compile a new module using filepath.
+ *
+ * @param[in,out] ctx Context for libyang.
+ * @param[in,out] yo Context for yanglint.
+ * @param[in] posv Path to the file where the new module is located.
+ * @return 0 on success.
+ */
+int cmd_add_exec(struct ly_ctx **ctx, struct yl_opt *yo, const char *posv);
 void cmd_add_help(void);
 
 /* cmd_clear.c */
-void cmd_clear(struct ly_ctx **ctx, const char *cmdline);
+
+/**
+ * @copydoc cmd_add_opt
+ */
+int cmd_clear_opt(struct yl_opt *yo, const char *cmdline, char ***posv, int *posc);
+
+/**
+ * @copydoc cmd_add_dep
+ */
+int cmd_clear_dep(struct yl_opt *yo, int posc);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Clear libyang context.
+ *
+ * @param[in,out] ctx context for libyang that will be replaced with an empty one.
+ * @param[in,out] yo context for yanglint.
+ * @param[in] posv not used.
+ * @return 0 on success.
+ */
+int cmd_clear_exec(struct ly_ctx **ctx, struct yl_opt *yo, const char *posv);
 void cmd_clear_help(void);
 
 /* cmd_data.c */
-void cmd_data(struct ly_ctx **ctx, const char *cmdline);
+
+/**
+ * @copydoc cmd_add_opt
+ */
+int cmd_data_opt(struct yl_opt *yo, const char *cmdline, char ***posv, int *posc);
+
+/**
+ * @copydoc cmd_add_dep
+ */
+int cmd_data_dep(struct yl_opt *yo, int posc);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Store data file for later processing.
+ *
+ * @param[in,out] ctx context for libyang.
+ * @param[in,out] yo context for yanglint.
+ * @param[in] posv Path to the file where the data is located.
+ * @return 0 on success.
+ */
+int cmd_data_store(struct ly_ctx **ctx, struct yl_opt *yo, const char *posv);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Parse, validate and optionally print data instances.
+ *
+ * @param[in] ctx Context for libyang.
+ * @param[in] yo Context of yanglint. All necessary parameters should already be set.
+ * @return 0 on success.
+ */
+int cmd_data_process(struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct yl_opt *yo);
 void cmd_data_help(void);
 
 /* cmd_list.c */
-void cmd_list(struct ly_ctx **ctx, const char *cmdline);
+
+/**
+ * @copydoc cmd_add_opt
+ */
+int cmd_list_opt(struct yl_opt *yo, const char *cmdline, char ***posv, int *posc);
+
+/**
+ * @copydoc cmd_add_dep
+ */
+int cmd_list_dep(struct yl_opt *yo, int posc);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Print the list of modules in the current context.
+ *
+ * @param[in,out] ctx context for libyang.
+ * @param[in,out] yo context for yanglint.
+ * @param[in] posv Not used.
+ * @return 0 on success.
+ */
+int cmd_list_exec(struct ly_ctx **ctx, struct yl_opt *yo, const char *posv);
 void cmd_list_help(void);
 
 /* cmd_feature.c */
-void cmd_feature(struct ly_ctx **ctx, const char *cmdline);
+
+/**
+ * @copydoc cmd_add_opt
+ */
+int cmd_feature_opt(struct yl_opt *yo, const char *cmdline, char ***posv, int *posc);
+
+/**
+ * @copydoc cmd_add_dep
+ */
+int cmd_feature_dep(struct yl_opt *yo, int posc);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Print the features the modules.
+ *
+ * @param[in,out] ctx context for libyang.
+ * @param[in,out] yo context for yanglint.
+ * @param[in] posv Name of the module which features are to be printed.
+ * @return 0 on success.
+ */
+int cmd_feature_exec(struct ly_ctx **ctx, struct yl_opt *yo, const char *posv);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Printing of features ends.
+ *
+ * @param[in] ctx context for libyang. Not used.
+ * @param[in] yo context for yanglint.
+ * @return 0 on success.
+ */
+int cmd_feature_fin(struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct yl_opt *yo);
 void cmd_feature_help(void);
 
 /* cmd_load.c */
-void cmd_load(struct ly_ctx **ctx, const char *cmdline);
+
+/**
+ * @copydoc cmd_add_opt
+ */
+int cmd_load_opt(struct yl_opt *yo, const char *cmdline, char ***posv, int *posc);
+
+/**
+ * @copydoc cmd_add_dep
+ */
+int cmd_load_dep(struct yl_opt *yo, int posc);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Parse and compile a new module using module name.
+ *
+ * @param[in,out] ctx context for libyang.
+ * @param[in,out] yo context for yanglint.
+ * @param[in] posv Name of the module to be loaded into the context.
+ * @return 0 on success.
+ */
+int cmd_load_exec(struct ly_ctx **ctx, struct yl_opt *yo, const char *posv);
 void cmd_load_help(void);
 
 /* cmd_print.c */
-void cmd_print(struct ly_ctx **ctx, const char *cmdline);
+
+/**
+ * @copydoc cmd_add_opt
+ */
+int cmd_print_opt(struct yl_opt *yo, const char *cmdline, char ***posv, int *posc);
+
+/**
+ * @copydoc cmd_add_dep
+ */
+int cmd_print_dep(struct yl_opt *yo, int posc);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Print a schema module.
+ *
+ * @param[in,out] ctx context for libyang.
+ * @param[in,out] yo context for yanglint.
+ * @param[in] posv Name of the module to be printed. Can be NULL in the case of printing a node.
+ * @return 0 on success.
+ */
+int cmd_print_exec(struct ly_ctx **ctx, struct yl_opt *yo, const char *posv);
 void cmd_print_help(void);
 
 /* cmd_searchpath.c */
-void cmd_searchpath(struct ly_ctx **ctx, const char *cmdline);
+
+/**
+ * @copydoc cmd_add_opt
+ */
+int cmd_searchpath_opt(struct yl_opt *yo, const char *cmdline, char ***posv, int *posc);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Set the paths of directories where to search schema modules.
+ *
+ * @param[in,out] ctx context for libyang.
+ * @param[in,out] yo context for yanglint.
+ * @param[in] posv Path to the directory. Can be NULL in the case of printing a current searchdirs.
+ * @return 0 on success.
+ */
+int cmd_searchpath_exec(struct ly_ctx **ctx, struct yl_opt *yo, const char *posv);
 void cmd_searchpath_help(void);
 
+/* cmd_extdata.c */
+
+/**
+ * @copydoc cmd_add_opt
+ */
+int cmd_extdata_opt(struct yl_opt *yo, const char *cmdline, char ***posv, int *posc);
+
+/**
+ * @copydoc cmd_add_dep
+ */
+int cmd_extdata_dep(struct yl_opt *yo, int posc);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Set path to the file required by the extension.
+ *
+ * @param[in,out] ctx context for libyang.
+ * @param[in,out] yo context for yanglint.
+ * @param[in] posv Path to the directory. Can be NULL in the case of printing a current path.
+ * @return 0 on success.
+ */
+int cmd_extdata_exec(struct ly_ctx **ctx, struct yl_opt *yo, const char *posv);
+void cmd_extdata_help(void);
+void cmd_extdata_free(void);
+
+/* cmd_help.c */
+
+/**
+ * @copydoc cmd_add_opt
+ */
+int cmd_help_opt(struct yl_opt *yo, const char *cmdline, char ***posv, int *posc);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Print help.
+ *
+ * @param[in,out] ctx context for libyang.
+ * @param[in,out] yo context for yanglint.
+ * @param[in] posv Name of the command which help message is to be printed. Can be NULL.
+ * @return 0 on success.
+ */
+int cmd_help_exec(struct ly_ctx **ctx, struct yl_opt *yo, const char *posv);
+void cmd_help_help(void);
+
+/* cmd_verb.c */
+
+/**
+ * @copydoc cmd_add_opt
+ */
+int cmd_verb_opt(struct yl_opt *yo, const char *cmdline, char ***posv, int *posc);
+
+/**
+ * @copydoc cmd_add_dep
+ */
+int cmd_verb_dep(struct yl_opt *yo, int posc);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Set the verbose level.
+ *
+ * @param[in,out] ctx context for libyang.
+ * @param[in,out] yo context for yanglint.
+ * @param[in] posv Name of the verbose level to be set.
+ * @return 0 on success.
+ */
+int cmd_verb_exec(struct ly_ctx **ctx, struct yl_opt *yo, const char *posv);
+void cmd_verb_help(void);
+
+/* cmd_debug.c */
+
+/**
+ * @copydoc cmd_add_opt
+ */
+int cmd_debug_opt(struct yl_opt *yo, const char *cmdline, char ***posv, int *posc);
+
+/**
+ * @copydoc cmd_add_dep
+ */
+int cmd_debug_dep(struct yl_opt *yo, int posc);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Store the type of debug messages for later processing.
+ *
+ * @param[in,out] ctx context for libyang.
+ * @param[in,out] yo context for yanglint.
+ * @param[in] posv Name of the debug type to be set.
+ * @return 0 on success.
+ */
+int cmd_debug_store(struct ly_ctx **ctx, struct yl_opt *yo, const char *posv);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Set debug logging.
+ *
+ * @param[in,out] ctx context for libyang.
+ * @param[in,out] yo context for yanglint. All necessary parameters should already be set.
+ * @return 0 on success.
+ */
+int cmd_debug_setlog(struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct yl_opt *yo);
+void cmd_debug_help(void);
+
 #endif /* COMMANDS_H_ */
diff --git a/tools/lint/cmd_add.c b/tools/lint/cmd_add.c
index bbfdfd6..9f10711 100644
--- a/tools/lint/cmd_add.c
+++ b/tools/lint/cmd_add.c
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
  * @file cmd_add.c
  * @author Michal Vasko <mvasko@cesnet.cz>
  * @author Radek Krejci <rkrejci@cesnet.cz>
+ * @author Adam Piecek <piecek@cesnet.cz>
  * @brief 'add' command of the libyang's yanglint tool.
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2020 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2023 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
  *
  * This source code is licensed under BSD 3-Clause License (the "License").
  * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -17,8 +18,8 @@
 
 #include "cmd.h"
 
+#include <assert.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
-#include <libgen.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@
 #include "libyang.h"
 
 #include "common.h"
+#include "yl_opt.h"
+#include "yl_schema_features.h"
 
 void
 cmd_add_help(void)
@@ -44,133 +47,164 @@ cmd_add_help(void)
             "  -i, --make-implemented\n"
             "                  Make the imported modules \"referenced\" from any loaded\n"
             "                  <schema> module also implemented. If specified a second time,\n"
-            "                  all the modules are set implemented.\n");
+            "                  all the modules are set implemented.\n"
+            "  -X, --extended-leafref\n"
+            "                  Allow usage of deref() XPath function within leafref.\n");
 }
 
-void
-cmd_add(struct ly_ctx **ctx, const char *cmdline)
+int
+cmd_add_opt(struct yl_opt *yo, const char *cmdline, char ***posv, int *posc)
 {
-    int argc = 0;
-    char **argv = NULL;
+    int rc = 0, argc = 0;
     int opt, opt_index;
     struct option options[] = {
         {"disable-searchdir", no_argument, NULL, 'D'},
         {"features", required_argument, NULL, 'F'},
         {"help", no_argument, NULL, 'h'},
         {"make-implemented", no_argument, NULL, 'i'},
+        {"extended-leafref", no_argument, NULL, 'X'},
         {NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
     };
-    uint16_t options_ctx = 0;
-    const char *all_features[] = {"*", NULL};
-    struct ly_set fset = {0};
 
-    if (parse_cmdline(cmdline, &argc, &argv)) {
-        goto cleanup;
+    if ((rc = parse_cmdline(cmdline, &argc, &yo->argv))) {
+        return rc;
     }
 
-    while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "D:F:hi", options, &opt_index)) != -1) {
+    while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, yo->argv, commands[CMD_ADD].optstring, options, &opt_index)) != -1) {
         switch (opt) {
         case 'D': /* --disable--search */
-            if (options_ctx & LY_CTX_DISABLE_SEARCHDIRS) {
-                YLMSG_W("The -D option specified too many times.\n");
-            }
-            if (options_ctx & LY_CTX_DISABLE_SEARCHDIR_CWD) {
-                options_ctx &= ~LY_CTX_DISABLE_SEARCHDIR_CWD;
-                options_ctx |= LY_CTX_DISABLE_SEARCHDIRS;
-            } else {
-                options_ctx |= LY_CTX_DISABLE_SEARCHDIR_CWD;
+            if (yo->ctx_options & LY_CTX_DISABLE_SEARCHDIRS) {
+                YLMSG_W("The -D option specified too many times.");
             }
+            yo_opt_update_disable_searchdir(yo);
             break;
 
         case 'F': /* --features */
-            if (parse_features(optarg, &fset)) {
-                goto cleanup;
+            if (parse_features(optarg, &yo->schema_features)) {
+                return 1;
             }
             break;
 
         case 'h':
             cmd_add_help();
-            goto cleanup;
+            return 1;
 
         case 'i': /* --make-implemented */
-            if (options_ctx & LY_CTX_REF_IMPLEMENTED) {
-                options_ctx &= ~LY_CTX_REF_IMPLEMENTED;
-                options_ctx |= LY_CTX_ALL_IMPLEMENTED;
-            } else {
-                options_ctx |= LY_CTX_REF_IMPLEMENTED;
-            }
+            yo_opt_update_make_implemented(yo);
+            break;
+
+        case 'X': /* --extended-leafref */
+            yo->ctx_options |= LY_CTX_LEAFREF_EXTENDED;
             break;
 
         default:
-            YLMSG_E("Unknown option.\n");
-            goto cleanup;
+            YLMSG_E("Unknown option.");
+            return 1;
         }
     }
 
-    if (argc == optind) {
+    *posv = &yo->argv[optind];
+    *posc = argc - optind;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int
+cmd_add_dep(struct yl_opt *yo, int posc)
+{
+    if (yo->interactive && !posc) {
         /* no argument */
         cmd_add_help();
-        goto cleanup;
+        return 1;
     }
-
-    if (!fset.count) {
+    if (!yo->schema_features.count) {
         /* no features, enable all of them */
-        options_ctx |= LY_CTX_ENABLE_IMP_FEATURES;
+        yo->ctx_options |= LY_CTX_ENABLE_IMP_FEATURES;
     }
 
-    if (options_ctx) {
-        ly_ctx_set_options(*ctx, options_ctx);
-    }
+    return 0;
+}
 
-    for (int i = 0; i < argc - optind; i++) {
-        /* process the schema module files */
-        LY_ERR ret;
-        uint8_t path_unset = 1; /* flag to unset the path from the searchpaths list (if not already present) */
-        char *dir, *module;
-        const char **features = NULL;
-        struct ly_in *in = NULL;
+static int
+store_parsed_module(const char *filepath, struct lys_module *mod, struct yl_opt *yo)
+{
+    assert(!yo->interactive);
 
-        if (parse_schema_path(argv[optind + i], &dir, &module)) {
-            goto cleanup;
+    if (yo->schema_out_format || yo->feature_param_format) {
+        if (ly_set_add(&yo->schema_modules, (void *)mod, 1, NULL)) {
+            YLMSG_E("Storing parsed schema module (%s) for print failed.", filepath);
+            return 1;
         }
+    }
 
-        /* add temporarily also the path of the module itself */
-        if (ly_ctx_set_searchdir(*ctx, dirname(dir)) == LY_EEXIST) {
-            path_unset = 0;
-        }
+    return 0;
+}
 
-        /* get features list for this module */
-        if (!fset.count) {
-            features = all_features;
-        } else {
-            get_features(&fset, module, &features);
-        }
+int
+cmd_add_exec(struct ly_ctx **ctx, struct yl_opt *yo, const char *posv)
+{
+    const char *all_features[] = {"*", NULL};
+    LY_ERR ret;
+    uint8_t path_unset = 1; /* flag to unset the path from the searchpaths list (if not already present) */
+    char *dir, *modname = NULL;
+    const char **features = NULL;
+    struct ly_in *in = NULL;
+    struct lys_module *mod;
+
+    assert(posv);
 
-        /* temporary cleanup */
-        free(dir);
-        free(module);
+    if (yo->ctx_options) {
+        ly_ctx_set_options(*ctx, yo->ctx_options);
+    }
+
+    if (parse_schema_path(posv, &dir, &modname)) {
+        return 1;
+    }
 
-        /* prepare input handler */
-        ret = ly_in_new_filepath(argv[optind + i], 0, &in);
-        if (ret) {
+    if (!yo->interactive) {
+        /* The module should already be parsed if yang_lib_file was set. */
+        if (yo->yang_lib_file && (mod = ly_ctx_get_module_implemented(*ctx, modname))) {
+            ret = store_parsed_module(posv, mod, yo);
             goto cleanup;
         }
+        /* parse module */
+    }
+
+    /* add temporarily also the path of the module itself */
+    if (ly_ctx_set_searchdir(*ctx, dir) == LY_EEXIST) {
+        path_unset = 0;
+    }
+
+    /* get features list for this module */
+    if (!yo->schema_features.count) {
+        features = all_features;
+    } else {
+        get_features(&yo->schema_features, modname, &features);
+    }
+
+    /* prepare input handler */
+    ret = ly_in_new_filepath(posv, 0, &in);
+    if (ret) {
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
 
-        /* parse the file */
-        ret = lys_parse(*ctx, in, LYS_IN_UNKNOWN, features, NULL);
-        ly_in_free(in, 1);
-        ly_ctx_unset_searchdir_last(*ctx, path_unset);
+    /* parse the file */
+    ret = lys_parse(*ctx, in, LYS_IN_UNKNOWN, features, &mod);
+    ly_in_free(in, 1);
+    ly_ctx_unset_searchdir_last(*ctx, path_unset);
+    if (ret) {
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
 
-        if (ret) {
-            /* libyang printed the error messages */
+    if (!yo->interactive) {
+        if ((ret = store_parsed_module(posv, mod, yo))) {
             goto cleanup;
         }
     }
 
 cleanup:
-    if (options_ctx) {
-        ly_ctx_unset_options(*ctx, options_ctx);
-    }
-    ly_set_erase(&fset, free_features);
-    free_cmdline(argv);
+    free(dir);
+    free(modname);
+
+    return ret;
 }
diff --git a/tools/lint/cmd_clear.c b/tools/lint/cmd_clear.c
index 5eed6ff..4a869af 100644
--- a/tools/lint/cmd_clear.c
+++ b/tools/lint/cmd_clear.c
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
  * @file cmd_clear.c
  * @author Michal Vasko <mvasko@cesnet.cz>
  * @author Radek Krejci <rkrejci@cesnet.cz>
+ * @author Adam Piecek <piecek@cesnet.cz>
  * @brief 'clear' command of the libyang's yanglint tool.
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2020 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2023 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
  *
  * This source code is licensed under BSD 3-Clause License (the "License").
  * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "libyang.h"
 
 #include "common.h"
+#include "yl_opt.h"
 
 void
 cmd_clear_help(void)
@@ -32,68 +34,139 @@ cmd_clear_help(void)
             "                  Replace the current context with an empty one, searchpaths\n"
             "                  are not kept.\n\n"
             "  -i, --make-implemented\n"
-            "                Make the imported modules \"referenced\" from any loaded\n"
-            "                module also implemented. If specified a second time, all the\n"
-            "                modules are set implemented.\n"
+            "                When loading a module into the context, the imported 'referenced'\n"
+            "                modules will also be implemented. If specified a second time,\n"
+            "                all the modules will be implemented.\n"
             "  -y, --yang-library\n"
             "                  Load and implement internal \"ietf-yang-library\" YANG module.\n"
             "                  Note that this module includes definitions of mandatory state\n"
-            "                  data that can result in unexpected data validation errors.\n");
-#if 0
-    "                  If <yang-library-data> path specified, load the modules\n"
-    "                  according to the provided yang library data.\n"
-#endif
+            "                  data that can result in unexpected data validation errors.\n"
+            "  -Y FILE, --yang-library-file=FILE\n"
+            "                Parse FILE with \"ietf-yang-library\" data and use them to\n"
+            "                create an exact YANG schema context. Searchpaths defined so far\n"
+            "                are used, but then deleted.\n");
 }
 
-void
-cmd_clear(struct ly_ctx **ctx, const char *cmdline)
+int
+cmd_clear_opt(struct yl_opt *yo, const char *cmdline, char ***posv, int *posc)
 {
-    int argc = 0;
-    char **argv = NULL;
+    int rc = 0, argc = 0;
     int opt, opt_index;
     struct option options[] = {
-        {"make-implemented", no_argument, NULL, 'i'},
-        {"yang-library",     no_argument, NULL, 'y'},
+        {"make-implemented",    no_argument, NULL, 'i'},
+        {"yang-library",        no_argument, NULL, 'y'},
+        {"yang-library-file",   no_argument, NULL, 'Y'},
         {"help",             no_argument, NULL, 'h'},
         {NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
     };
-    uint16_t options_ctx = LY_CTX_NO_YANGLIBRARY;
-    struct ly_ctx *ctx_new;
 
-    if (parse_cmdline(cmdline, &argc, &argv)) {
-        goto cleanup;
+    yo->ctx_options = LY_CTX_NO_YANGLIBRARY;
+
+    if ((rc = parse_cmdline(cmdline, &argc, &yo->argv))) {
+        return rc;
     }
 
-    while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "iyh", options, &opt_index)) != -1) {
+    while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, yo->argv, commands[CMD_CLEAR].optstring, options, &opt_index)) != -1) {
         switch (opt) {
         case 'i':
-            if (options_ctx & LY_CTX_REF_IMPLEMENTED) {
-                options_ctx &= ~LY_CTX_REF_IMPLEMENTED;
-                options_ctx |= LY_CTX_ALL_IMPLEMENTED;
+            if (yo->ctx_options & LY_CTX_REF_IMPLEMENTED) {
+                yo->ctx_options &= ~LY_CTX_REF_IMPLEMENTED;
+                yo->ctx_options |= LY_CTX_ALL_IMPLEMENTED;
             } else {
-                options_ctx |= LY_CTX_REF_IMPLEMENTED;
+                yo->ctx_options |= LY_CTX_REF_IMPLEMENTED;
             }
             break;
         case 'y':
-            options_ctx &= ~LY_CTX_NO_YANGLIBRARY;
+            yo->ctx_options &= ~LY_CTX_NO_YANGLIBRARY;
+            break;
+        case 'Y':
+            yo->ctx_options &= ~LY_CTX_NO_YANGLIBRARY;
+            yo->yang_lib_file = optarg;
+            if (!yo->yang_lib_file) {
+                YLMSG_E("Memory allocation error.");
+                return 1;
+            }
             break;
         case 'h':
             cmd_clear_help();
-            goto cleanup;
+            return 1;
         default:
-            YLMSG_E("Unknown option.\n");
-            goto cleanup;
+            YLMSG_E("Unknown option.");
+            return 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    *posv = &yo->argv[optind];
+    *posc = argc - optind;
+
+    return rc;
+}
+
+int
+cmd_clear_dep(struct yl_opt *yo, int posc)
+{
+    (void) yo;
+
+    if (posc) {
+        YLMSG_E("No positional arguments are allowed.");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Convert searchpaths into single string.
+ *
+ * @param[in] ctx Context with searchpaths.
+ * @param[out] searchpaths Collection of paths in the single string. Paths are delimited by colon ":"
+ * (on Windows, used semicolon ";" instead).
+ * @return LY_ERR value.
+ */
+static LY_ERR
+searchpaths_to_str(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, char **searchpaths)
+{
+    uint32_t i;
+    int rc = 0;
+    const char * const *dirs = ly_ctx_get_searchdirs(ctx);
+
+    for (i = 0; dirs[i]; ++i) {
+        rc = searchpath_strcat(searchpaths, dirs[i]);
+        if (!rc) {
+            break;
         }
     }
 
-    if (ly_ctx_new(NULL, options_ctx, &ctx_new)) {
-        YLMSG_W("Failed to create context.\n");
-        goto cleanup;
+    return rc;
+}
+
+int
+cmd_clear_exec(struct ly_ctx **ctx, struct yl_opt *yo, const char *posv)
+{
+    (void) posv;
+    struct ly_ctx *ctx_new = NULL;
+
+    if (yo->yang_lib_file) {
+        if (searchpaths_to_str(*ctx, &yo->searchpaths)) {
+            YLMSG_E("Storing searchpaths failed.");
+            return 1;
+        }
+        if (ly_ctx_new_ylpath(yo->searchpaths, yo->yang_lib_file, LYD_UNKNOWN, yo->ctx_options, &ctx_new)) {
+            YLMSG_E("Unable to create libyang context with yang-library data.");
+            return 1;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (ly_ctx_new(NULL, yo->ctx_options, &ctx_new)) {
+            YLMSG_W("Failed to create context.");
+            return 1;
+        }
     }
 
+    /* Global variables in commands are also deleted. */
+    cmd_free();
+
     ly_ctx_destroy(*ctx);
     *ctx = ctx_new;
 
-cleanup:
-    free_cmdline(argv);
+    return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tools/lint/cmd_data.c b/tools/lint/cmd_data.c
index 25449f5..44fb237 100644
--- a/tools/lint/cmd_data.c
+++ b/tools/lint/cmd_data.c
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
  * @file cmd_data.c
  * @author Michal Vasko <mvasko@cesnet.cz>
  * @author Radek Krejci <rkrejci@cesnet.cz>
+ * @author Adam Piecek <piecek@cesnet.cz>
  * @brief 'data' command of the libyang's yanglint tool.
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2020 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2023 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
  *
  * This source code is licensed under BSD 3-Clause License (the "License").
  * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "cmd.h"
 
+#include <assert.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
@@ -27,18 +29,23 @@
 #include "libyang.h"
 
 #include "common.h"
+#include "yl_opt.h"
 
-void
-cmd_data_help(void)
+static void
+cmd_data_help_header(void)
 {
     printf("Usage: data [-emn] [-t TYPE]\n"
             "            [-F FORMAT] [-f FORMAT] [-d DEFAULTS] [-o OUTFILE] <data1> ...\n"
             "       data [-n] -t (rpc | notif | reply) [-O FILE]\n"
             "            [-F FORMAT] [-f FORMAT] [-d DEFAULTS] [-o OUTFILE] <data1> ...\n"
             "       data [-en] [-t TYPE] [-F FORMAT] -x XPATH [-o OUTFILE] <data1> ...\n"
-            "                  Parse, validate and optionally print data instances\n\n"
+            "                  Parse, validate and optionally print data instances\n");
+}
 
-            "  -t TYPE, --type=TYPE\n"
+static void
+cmd_data_help_type(void)
+{
+    printf("  -t TYPE, --type=TYPE\n"
             "                Specify data tree type in the input data file(s):\n"
             "        data          - Complete datastore with status data (default type).\n"
             "        config        - Configuration datastore (without status data).\n"
@@ -47,39 +54,45 @@ cmd_data_help(void)
             "        edit          - Content of the NETCONF <edit-config> operation.\n"
             "        rpc           - Content of the NETCONF <rpc> message, defined as YANG's\n"
             "                        RPC/Action input statement.\n"
+            "        nc-rpc        - Similar to 'rpc' but expect and check also the NETCONF\n"
+            "                        envelopes <rpc> or <action>.\n"
             "        reply         - Reply to the RPC/Action. Note that the reply data are\n"
             "                        expected inside a container representing the original\n"
             "                        RPC/Action. This is necessary to identify appropriate\n"
             "                        data definitions in the schema module.\n"
+            "        nc-reply      - Similar to 'reply' but expect and check also the NETCONF\n"
+            "                        envelope <rpc-reply> with output data nodes as direct\n"
+            "                        descendants. The original RPC/action invocation is expected\n"
+            "                        in a separate parameter '-R' and is parsed as 'nc-rpc'.\n"
             "        notif         - Notification instance (content of the <notification>\n"
-            "                        element without <eventTime>).\n\n"
-
-            "  -e, --present Validate only with the schema modules whose data actually\n"
-            "                exist in the provided input data files. Takes effect only\n"
-            "                with the 'data' or 'config' TYPEs. Used to avoid requiring\n"
-            "                mandatory nodes from modules which data are not present in the\n"
-            "                provided input data files.\n"
-            "  -m, --merge   Merge input data files into a single tree and validate at\n"
-            "                once.The option has effect only for 'data' and 'config' TYPEs.\n"
-            "                In case of using -x option, the data are always merged.\n"
-            "  -n, --not-strict\n"
-            "                Do not require strict data parsing (silently skip unknown data),\n"
-            "                has no effect for schemas.\n\n"
-            "  -O FILE, --operational=FILE\n"
-            "                Provide optional data to extend validation of the 'rpc',\n"
-            "                'reply' or 'notif' TYPEs. The FILE is supposed to contain\n"
-            "                the :running configuration datastore and state data\n"
-            "                (operational datastore) referenced from the RPC/Notification.\n\n"
+            "                        element without <eventTime>).\n"
+            "        nc-notif      - Similar to 'notif' but expect and check also the NETCONF\n"
+            "                        envelope <notification> with element <eventTime> and its\n"
+            "                        sibling as the actual notification.\n");
+}
 
-            "  -f FORMAT, --format=FORMAT\n"
+static void
+cmd_data_help_format(void)
+{
+    printf("  -f FORMAT, --format=FORMAT\n"
             "                Print the data in one of the following formats:\n"
             "                xml, json, lyb\n"
-            "                Note that the LYB format requires the -o option specified.\n"
-            "  -F FORMAT, --in-format=FORMAT\n"
+            "                Note that the LYB format requires the -o option specified.\n");
+}
+
+static void
+cmd_data_help_in_format(void)
+{
+    printf("  -F FORMAT, --in-format=FORMAT\n"
             "                Load the data in one of the following formats:\n"
             "                xml, json, lyb\n"
-            "                If input format not specified, it is detected from the file extension.\n"
-            "  -d MODE, --default=MODE\n"
+            "                If input format not specified, it is detected from the file extension.\n");
+}
+
+static void
+cmd_data_help_default(void)
+{
+    printf("  -d MODE, --default=MODE\n"
             "                Print data with default values, according to the MODE\n"
             "                (to print attributes, ietf-netconf-with-defaults model\n"
             "                must be loaded):\n"
@@ -87,24 +100,58 @@ cmd_data_help(void)
             "      all-tagged      - Add missing default nodes and mark all the default\n"
             "                        nodes with the attribute.\n"
             "      trim            - Remove all nodes with a default value.\n"
-            "      implicit-tagged - Add missing nodes and mark them with the attribute.\n"
-            "  -o OUTFILE, --output=OUTFILE\n"
-            "                Write the output to OUTFILE instead of stdout.\n\n"
+            "      implicit-tagged - Add missing nodes and mark them with the attribute.\n");
+}
 
-            "  -x XPATH, --xpath=XPATH\n"
-            "                Evaluate XPATH expression and print the nodes satysfying the.\n"
+static void
+cmd_data_help_xpath(void)
+{
+    printf("  -x XPATH, --xpath=XPATH\n"
+            "                Evaluate XPATH expression and print the nodes satisfying the\n"
             "                expression. The output format is specific and the option cannot\n"
             "                be combined with the -f and -d options. Also all the data\n"
             "                inputs are merged into a single data tree where the expression\n"
-            "                is evaluated, so the -m option is always set implicitly.\n\n");
-
+            "                is evaluated, so the -m option is always set implicitly.\n");
 }
 
 void
-cmd_data(struct ly_ctx **ctx, const char *cmdline)
+cmd_data_help(void)
+{
+    cmd_data_help_header();
+    printf("\n");
+    cmd_data_help_type();
+    printf("  -e, --present Validate only with the schema modules whose data actually\n"
+            "                exist in the provided input data files. Takes effect only\n"
+            "                with the 'data' or 'config' TYPEs. Used to avoid requiring\n"
+            "                mandatory nodes from modules which data are not present in the\n"
+            "                provided input data files.\n"
+            "  -m, --merge   Merge input data files into a single tree and validate at\n"
+            "                once.The option has effect only for 'data' and 'config' TYPEs.\n"
+            "                In case of using -x option, the data are always merged.\n"
+            "  -n, --not-strict\n"
+            "                Do not require strict data parsing (silently skip unknown data),\n"
+            "                has no effect for schemas.\n"
+            "  -O FILE, --operational=FILE\n"
+            "                Provide optional data to extend validation of the 'rpc',\n"
+            "                'reply' or 'notif' TYPEs. The FILE is supposed to contain\n"
+            "                the operational datastore referenced from the operation.\n"
+            "                In case of a nested notification or action, its parent\n"
+            "                existence is also checked in these operational data.\n"
+            "  -R FILE, --reply-rpc=FILE\n"
+            "                Provide source RPC for parsing of the 'nc-reply' TYPE. The FILE\n"
+            "                is supposed to contain the source 'nc-rpc' operation of the reply.\n");
+    cmd_data_help_format();
+    cmd_data_help_in_format();
+    printf("  -o OUTFILE, --output=OUTFILE\n"
+            "                Write the output to OUTFILE instead of stdout.\n");
+    cmd_data_help_xpath();
+    printf("\n");
+}
+
+int
+cmd_data_opt(struct yl_opt *yo, const char *cmdline, char ***posv, int *posc)
 {
-    int argc = 0;
-    char **argv = NULL;
+    int rc = 0, argc = 0;
     int opt, opt_index;
     struct option options[] = {
         {"defaults",    required_argument, NULL, 'd'},
@@ -115,214 +162,525 @@ cmd_data(struct ly_ctx **ctx, const char *cmdline)
         {"merge",       no_argument,       NULL, 'm'},
         {"output",      required_argument, NULL, 'o'},
         {"operational", required_argument, NULL, 'O'},
+        {"reply-rpc",   required_argument, NULL, 'R'},
         {"not-strict",  no_argument,       NULL, 'n'},
         {"type",        required_argument, NULL, 't'},
         {"xpath",       required_argument, NULL, 'x'},
         {NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
     };
 
-    uint8_t data_merge = 0;
-    uint32_t options_print = 0;
-    uint32_t options_parse = YL_DEFAULT_DATA_PARSE_OPTIONS;
-    uint32_t options_validate = 0;
-    enum lyd_type data_type = 0;
     uint8_t data_type_set = 0;
-    LYD_FORMAT outformat = LYD_UNKNOWN;
-    LYD_FORMAT informat = LYD_UNKNOWN;
-    struct ly_out *out = NULL;
-    struct cmdline_file *operational = NULL;
-    struct ly_set inputs = {0};
-    struct ly_set xpaths = {0};
-
-    if (parse_cmdline(cmdline, &argc, &argv)) {
-        goto cleanup;
+
+    yo->data_parse_options = YL_DEFAULT_DATA_PARSE_OPTIONS;
+    yo->data_validate_options = YL_DEFAULT_DATA_VALIDATE_OPTIONS;
+
+    if ((rc = parse_cmdline(cmdline, &argc, &yo->argv))) {
+        return rc;
     }
 
-    while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "d:ef:F:hmo:O:r:nt:x:", options, &opt_index)) != -1) {
+    while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, yo->argv, commands[CMD_DATA].optstring, options, &opt_index)) != -1) {
         switch (opt) {
         case 'd': /* --default */
-            if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "all")) {
-                options_print = (options_print & ~LYD_PRINT_WD_MASK) | LYD_PRINT_WD_ALL;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "all-tagged")) {
-                options_print = (options_print & ~LYD_PRINT_WD_MASK) | LYD_PRINT_WD_ALL_TAG;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "trim")) {
-                options_print = (options_print & ~LYD_PRINT_WD_MASK) | LYD_PRINT_WD_TRIM;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "implicit-tagged")) {
-                options_print = (options_print & ~LYD_PRINT_WD_MASK) | LYD_PRINT_WD_IMPL_TAG;
-            } else {
-                YLMSG_E("Unknown default mode %s\n", optarg);
-                cmd_data_help();
-                goto cleanup;
+            if (yo_opt_update_data_default(optarg, yo)) {
+                YLMSG_E("Unknown default mode %s.", optarg);
+                cmd_data_help_default();
+                return 1;
             }
             break;
         case 'f': /* --format */
-            if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "xml")) {
-                outformat = LYD_XML;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "json")) {
-                outformat = LYD_JSON;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "lyb")) {
-                outformat = LYD_LYB;
-            } else {
-                YLMSG_E("Unknown output format %s\n", optarg);
-                cmd_data_help();
-                goto cleanup;
+            if (yl_opt_update_data_out_format(optarg, yo)) {
+                cmd_data_help_format();
+                return 1;
             }
             break;
         case 'F': /* --in-format */
-            if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "xml")) {
-                informat = LYD_XML;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "json")) {
-                informat = LYD_JSON;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "lyb")) {
-                informat = LYD_LYB;
-            } else {
-                YLMSG_E("Unknown input format %s\n", optarg);
-                cmd_data_help();
-                goto cleanup;
+            if (yo_opt_update_data_in_format(optarg, yo)) {
+                YLMSG_E("Unknown input format %s.", optarg);
+                cmd_data_help_in_format();
+                return 1;
             }
             break;
         case 'o': /* --output */
-            if (out) {
-                YLMSG_E("Only a single output can be specified.\n");
-                goto cleanup;
+            if (yo->out) {
+                YLMSG_E("Only a single output can be specified.");
+                return 1;
             } else {
-                if (ly_out_new_filepath(optarg, &out)) {
-                    YLMSG_E("Unable open output file %s (%s)\n", optarg, strerror(errno));
-                    goto cleanup;
+                if (ly_out_new_filepath(optarg, &yo->out)) {
+                    YLMSG_E("Unable open output file %s (%s).", optarg, strerror(errno));
+                    return 1;
                 }
             }
             break;
-        case 'O': { /* --operational */
-            struct ly_in *in;
-            LYD_FORMAT f;
-
-            if (operational) {
-                YLMSG_E("The operational datastore (-O) cannot be set multiple times.\n");
-                goto cleanup;
+        case 'O':   /* --operational */
+            if (yo->data_operational.path) {
+                YLMSG_E("The operational datastore (-O) cannot be set multiple times.");
+                return 1;
             }
-            if (get_input(optarg, NULL, &f, &in)) {
-                goto cleanup;
+            yo->data_operational.path = optarg;
+            break;
+        case 'R':   /* --reply-rpc */
+            if (yo->reply_rpc.path) {
+                YLMSG_E("The PRC of the reply (-R) cannot be set multiple times.");
+                return 1;
             }
-            operational = fill_cmdline_file(NULL, in, optarg, f);
+            yo->reply_rpc.path = optarg;
             break;
-        } /* case 'O' */
-
         case 'e': /* --present */
-            options_validate |= LYD_VALIDATE_PRESENT;
+            yo->data_validate_options |= LYD_VALIDATE_PRESENT;
             break;
         case 'm': /* --merge */
-            data_merge = 1;
+            yo->data_merge = 1;
             break;
         case 'n': /* --not-strict */
-            options_parse &= ~LYD_PARSE_STRICT;
+            yo->data_parse_options &= ~LYD_PARSE_STRICT;
             break;
         case 't': /* --type */
             if (data_type_set) {
-                YLMSG_E("The data type (-t) cannot be set multiple times.\n");
-                goto cleanup;
+                YLMSG_E("The data type (-t) cannot be set multiple times.");
+                return 1;
             }
 
-            if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "config")) {
-                options_parse |= LYD_PARSE_NO_STATE;
-                options_validate |= LYD_VALIDATE_NO_STATE;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "get")) {
-                options_parse |= LYD_PARSE_ONLY;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "getconfig") || !strcasecmp(optarg, "get-config") || !strcasecmp(optarg, "edit")) {
-                options_parse |= LYD_PARSE_ONLY | LYD_PARSE_NO_STATE;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "rpc") || !strcasecmp(optarg, "action")) {
-                data_type = LYD_TYPE_RPC_YANG;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "reply") || !strcasecmp(optarg, "rpcreply")) {
-                data_type = LYD_TYPE_REPLY_YANG;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "notif") || !strcasecmp(optarg, "notification")) {
-                data_type = LYD_TYPE_NOTIF_YANG;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "data")) {
-                /* default option */
-            } else {
-                YLMSG_E("Unknown data tree type %s.\n", optarg);
-                cmd_data_help();
-                goto cleanup;
+            if (yl_opt_update_data_type(optarg, yo)) {
+                YLMSG_E("Unknown data tree type %s.", optarg);
+                cmd_data_help_type();
+                return 1;
             }
 
             data_type_set = 1;
             break;
 
         case 'x': /* --xpath */
-            if (ly_set_add(&xpaths, optarg, 0, NULL)) {
-                YLMSG_E("Storing XPath \"%s\" failed.\n", optarg);
-                goto cleanup;
+            if (ly_set_add(&yo->data_xpath, optarg, 0, NULL)) {
+                YLMSG_E("Storing XPath \"%s\" failed.", optarg);
+                return 1;
             }
             break;
 
         case 'h': /* --help */
             cmd_data_help();
-            goto cleanup;
+            return 1;
         default:
-            YLMSG_E("Unknown option.\n");
-            goto cleanup;
+            YLMSG_E("Unknown option.");
+            return 1;
         }
     }
 
-    if (optind == argc) {
-        YLMSG_E("Missing the data file to process.\n");
-        goto cleanup;
+    *posv = &yo->argv[optind];
+    *posc = argc - optind;
+
+    return rc;
+}
+
+int
+cmd_data_dep(struct yl_opt *yo, int posc)
+{
+    if (yo->interactive && !posc) {
+        YLMSG_E("Missing the data file to process.");
+        return 1;
     }
 
-    if (data_merge) {
-        if (data_type || (options_parse & LYD_PARSE_ONLY)) {
+    if (yo->data_merge) {
+        if (yo->data_type || (yo->data_parse_options & LYD_PARSE_ONLY)) {
             /* switch off the option, incompatible input data type */
-            data_merge = 0;
+            YLMSG_W("The --merge option has effect only for 'data' and 'config' TYPEs.");
+            yo->data_merge = 0;
         } else {
             /* postpone validation after the merge of all the input data */
-            options_parse |= LYD_PARSE_ONLY;
+            yo->data_parse_options |= LYD_PARSE_ONLY;
         }
-    } else if (xpaths.count) {
-        data_merge = 1;
+    } else if (yo->data_xpath.count) {
+        yo->data_merge = 1;
     }
 
-    if (xpaths.count && outformat) {
-        YLMSG_E("The --format option cannot be combined with --xpath option.\n");
-        cmd_data_help();
-        goto cleanup;
+    if (yo->data_xpath.count && (yo->schema_out_format || yo->data_out_format)) {
+        YLMSG_E("The --format option cannot be combined with --xpath option.");
+        if (yo->interactive) {
+            cmd_data_help_xpath();
+        }
+        return 1;
+    }
+    if (yo->data_xpath.count && (yo->data_print_options & LYD_PRINT_WD_MASK)) {
+        YLMSG_E("The --default option cannot be combined with --xpath option.");
+        if (yo->interactive) {
+            cmd_data_help_xpath();
+        }
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    if (yo->data_operational.path && !yo->data_type) {
+        YLMSG_W("Operational datastore takes effect only with RPCs/Actions/Replies/Notification input data types.");
+        yo->data_operational.path = NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (yo->reply_rpc.path && (yo->data_type != LYD_TYPE_REPLY_NETCONF)) {
+        YLMSG_W("Source RPC is needed only for NETCONF Reply input data type.");
+        yo->data_operational.path = NULL;
+    } else if (!yo->reply_rpc.path && (yo->data_type == LYD_TYPE_REPLY_NETCONF)) {
+        YLMSG_E("Missing source RPC (-R) for NETCONF Reply input data type.");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    if (!yo->out && (yo->data_out_format == LYD_LYB)) {
+        YLMSG_E("The LYB format requires the -o option specified.");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    /* default output stream */
+    if (!yo->out) {
+        if (ly_out_new_file(stdout, &yo->out)) {
+            YLMSG_E("Unable to set stdout as output.");
+            return 1;
+        }
+        yo->out_stdout = 1;
     }
 
-    if (operational && !data_type) {
-        YLMSG_W("Operational datastore takes effect only with RPCs/Actions/Replies/Notifications input data types.\n");
-        free_cmdline_file(operational);
-        operational = NULL;
+    /* process the operational and/or reply RPC content if any */
+    if (yo->data_operational.path) {
+        if (get_input(yo->data_operational.path, NULL, &yo->data_operational.format, &yo->data_operational.in)) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+    }
+    if (yo->reply_rpc.path) {
+        if (get_input(yo->reply_rpc.path, NULL, &yo->reply_rpc.format, &yo->reply_rpc.in)) {
+            return -1;
+        }
     }
 
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int
+cmd_data_store(struct ly_ctx **ctx, struct yl_opt *yo, const char *posv)
+{
+    (void) ctx;
+    struct ly_in *in;
+    LYD_FORMAT format_data;
+
+    assert(posv);
+
+    format_data = yo->data_in_format;
+
     /* process input data files provided as standalone command line arguments */
-    for (int i = 0; i < argc - optind; i++) {
-        struct ly_in *in;
+    if (get_input(posv, NULL, &format_data, &in)) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    if (!fill_cmdline_file(&yo->data_inputs, in, posv, format_data)) {
+        ly_in_free(in, 1);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Evaluate xpath adn print result.
+ *
+ * @param[in] tree Data tree.
+ * @param[in] xpath Xpath to evaluate.
+ * @return 0 on success.
+ */
+static int
+evaluate_xpath(const struct lyd_node *tree, const char *xpath)
+{
+    struct ly_set *set = NULL;
+
+    if (lyd_find_xpath(tree, xpath, &set)) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    /* print result */
+    printf("XPath \"%s\" evaluation result:\n", xpath);
+    if (!set->count) {
+        printf("\tEmpty\n");
+    } else {
+        for (uint32_t u = 0; u < set->count; ++u) {
+            struct lyd_node *node = (struct lyd_node *)set->objs[u];
+
+            printf("  %s \"%s\"", lys_nodetype2str(node->schema->nodetype), node->schema->name);
+            if (node->schema->nodetype & (LYS_LEAF | LYS_LEAFLIST)) {
+                printf(" (value: \"%s\")\n", lyd_get_value(node));
+            } else if (node->schema->nodetype == LYS_LIST) {
+                printf(" (");
+                for (struct lyd_node *key = ((struct lyd_node_inner *)node)->child; key && lysc_is_key(key->schema); key = key->next) {
+                    printf("%s\"%s\": \"%s\";", (key != ((struct lyd_node_inner *)node)->child) ? " " : "",
+                            key->schema->name, lyd_get_value(key));
+                }
+                printf(")\n");
+            } else {
+                printf("\n");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    ly_set_free(set, NULL);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Checking that a parent data node exists in the datastore for the nested-notification and action.
+ *
+ * @param[in] op Operation to check.
+ * @param[in] oper_tree Data from datastore.
+ * @param[in] operational_f Operational datastore file information.
+ * @return LY_ERR value.
+ */
+static LY_ERR
+check_operation_parent(struct lyd_node *op, struct lyd_node *oper_tree, struct cmdline_file *operational_f)
+{
+    LY_ERR ret;
+    struct ly_set *set = NULL;
+    char *path = NULL;
+
+    if (!op || !lyd_parent(op)) {
+        /* The function is defined only for nested-notification and action. */
+        return LY_SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (!operational_f || (operational_f && !operational_f->in)) {
+        YLMSG_E("The --operational parameter needed to validate operation \"%s\" is missing.", LYD_NAME(op));
+        ret = LY_EVALID;
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    path = lyd_path(lyd_parent(op), LYD_PATH_STD, NULL, 0);
+    if (!path) {
+        ret = LY_EMEM;
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    if (!oper_tree) {
+        YLMSG_W("Operational datastore is empty or contains unknown data.");
+        YLMSG_E("Operation \"%s\" parent \"%s\" not found in the operational data.", LYD_NAME(op), path);
+        ret = LY_EVALID;
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+    if ((ret = lyd_find_xpath(oper_tree, path, &set))) {
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+    if (!set->count) {
+        YLMSG_E("Operation \"%s\" parent \"%s\" not found in the operational data.", LYD_NAME(op), path);
+        ret = LY_EVALID;
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+cleanup:
+    ly_set_free(set, NULL);
+    free(path);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Process the input data files - parse, validate and print according to provided options.
+ *
+ * @param[in] ctx libyang context with schema.
+ * @param[in] type The type of data in the input files.
+ * @param[in] merge Flag if the data should be merged before validation.
+ * @param[in] out_format Data format for printing.
+ * @param[in] out The output handler for printing.
+ * @param[in] parse_options Parser options.
+ * @param[in] validate_options Validation options.
+ * @param[in] print_options Printer options.
+ * @param[in] operational Optional operational datastore file information for the case of an extended validation of
+ * operation(s).
+ * @param[in] reply_rpc Source RPC operation file information for parsing NETCONF rpc-reply.
+ * @param[in] inputs Set of file informations of input data files.
+ * @param[in] xpaths The set of XPaths to be evaluated on the processed data tree, basic information about the resulting set
+ * is printed. Alternative to data printing.
+ * @return LY_ERR value.
+ */
+static LY_ERR
+process_data(struct ly_ctx *ctx, enum lyd_type type, uint8_t merge, LYD_FORMAT out_format,
+        struct ly_out *out, uint32_t parse_options, uint32_t validate_options, uint32_t print_options,
+        struct cmdline_file *operational, struct cmdline_file *reply_rpc, struct ly_set *inputs,
+        struct ly_set *xpaths)
+{
+    LY_ERR ret = LY_SUCCESS;
+    struct lyd_node *tree = NULL, *op = NULL, *envp = NULL, *merged_tree = NULL, *oper_tree = NULL;
+    const char *xpath;
+    struct ly_set *set = NULL;
 
-        if (get_input(argv[optind + i], NULL, &informat, &in)) {
+    /* additional operational datastore */
+    if (operational && operational->in) {
+        ret = lyd_parse_data(ctx, NULL, operational->in, operational->format, LYD_PARSE_ONLY, 0, &oper_tree);
+        if (ret) {
+            YLMSG_E("Failed to parse operational datastore file \"%s\".", operational->path);
             goto cleanup;
         }
+    }
+
+    for (uint32_t u = 0; u < inputs->count; ++u) {
+        struct cmdline_file *input_f = (struct cmdline_file *)inputs->objs[u];
+
+        switch (type) {
+        case LYD_TYPE_DATA_YANG:
+            ret = lyd_parse_data(ctx, NULL, input_f->in, input_f->format, parse_options, validate_options, &tree);
+            break;
+        case LYD_TYPE_RPC_YANG:
+        case LYD_TYPE_REPLY_YANG:
+        case LYD_TYPE_NOTIF_YANG:
+            ret = lyd_parse_op(ctx, NULL, input_f->in, input_f->format, type, &tree, &op);
+            break;
+        case LYD_TYPE_RPC_NETCONF:
+        case LYD_TYPE_NOTIF_NETCONF:
+            ret = lyd_parse_op(ctx, NULL, input_f->in, input_f->format, type, &envp, &op);
+
+            /* adjust pointers */
+            for (tree = op; lyd_parent(tree); tree = lyd_parent(tree)) {}
+            break;
+        case LYD_TYPE_REPLY_NETCONF:
+            /* parse source RPC operation */
+            assert(reply_rpc && reply_rpc->in);
+            ret = lyd_parse_op(ctx, NULL, reply_rpc->in, reply_rpc->format, LYD_TYPE_RPC_NETCONF, &envp, &op);
+            if (ret) {
+                YLMSG_E("Failed to parse source NETCONF RPC operation file \"%s\".", reply_rpc->path);
+                goto cleanup;
+            }
+
+            /* adjust pointers */
+            for (tree = op; lyd_parent(tree); tree = lyd_parent(tree)) {}
+
+            /* free input */
+            lyd_free_siblings(lyd_child(op));
+
+            /* we do not care */
+            lyd_free_all(envp);
+            envp = NULL;
 
-        if (!fill_cmdline_file(&inputs, in, argv[optind + i], informat)) {
-            ly_in_free(in, 1);
+            ret = lyd_parse_op(ctx, op, input_f->in, input_f->format, type, &envp, NULL);
+            break;
+        default:
+            YLMSG_E("Internal error (%s:%d).", __FILE__, __LINE__);
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+
+        if (ret) {
+            YLMSG_E("Failed to parse input data file \"%s\".", input_f->path);
             goto cleanup;
         }
+
+        if (merge) {
+            /* merge the data so far parsed for later validation and print */
+            if (!merged_tree) {
+                merged_tree = tree;
+            } else {
+                ret = lyd_merge_siblings(&merged_tree, tree, LYD_MERGE_DESTRUCT);
+                if (ret) {
+                    YLMSG_E("Merging %s with previous data failed.", input_f->path);
+                    goto cleanup;
+                }
+            }
+            tree = NULL;
+        } else if (out_format) {
+            /* print */
+            switch (type) {
+            case LYD_TYPE_DATA_YANG:
+                lyd_print_all(out, tree, out_format, print_options);
+                break;
+            case LYD_TYPE_RPC_YANG:
+            case LYD_TYPE_REPLY_YANG:
+            case LYD_TYPE_NOTIF_YANG:
+            case LYD_TYPE_RPC_NETCONF:
+            case LYD_TYPE_NOTIF_NETCONF:
+                lyd_print_tree(out, tree, out_format, print_options);
+                break;
+            case LYD_TYPE_REPLY_NETCONF:
+                /* just the output */
+                lyd_print_tree(out, lyd_child(tree), out_format, print_options);
+                break;
+            default:
+                assert(0);
+            }
+        } else {
+            /* validation of the RPC/Action/reply/Notification with the operational datastore, if any */
+            switch (type) {
+            case LYD_TYPE_DATA_YANG:
+                /* already validated */
+                break;
+            case LYD_TYPE_RPC_YANG:
+            case LYD_TYPE_RPC_NETCONF:
+                ret = lyd_validate_op(tree, oper_tree, LYD_TYPE_RPC_YANG, NULL);
+                break;
+            case LYD_TYPE_REPLY_YANG:
+            case LYD_TYPE_REPLY_NETCONF:
+                ret = lyd_validate_op(tree, oper_tree, LYD_TYPE_REPLY_YANG, NULL);
+                break;
+            case LYD_TYPE_NOTIF_YANG:
+            case LYD_TYPE_NOTIF_NETCONF:
+                ret = lyd_validate_op(tree, oper_tree, LYD_TYPE_NOTIF_YANG, NULL);
+                break;
+            default:
+                assert(0);
+            }
+            if (ret) {
+                if (operational->path) {
+                    YLMSG_E("Failed to validate input data file \"%s\" with operational datastore \"%s\".",
+                            input_f->path, operational->path);
+                } else {
+                    YLMSG_E("Failed to validate input data file \"%s\".", input_f->path);
+                }
+                goto cleanup;
+            }
+
+            if ((ret = check_operation_parent(op, oper_tree, operational))) {
+                goto cleanup;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /* next iter */
+        lyd_free_all(tree);
+        tree = NULL;
+        lyd_free_all(envp);
+        envp = NULL;
     }
 
-    /* default output stream */
-    if (!out) {
-        if (ly_out_new_file(stdout, &out)) {
-            YLMSG_E("Unable to set stdout as output.\n");
+    if (merge) {
+        /* validate the merged result */
+        ret = lyd_validate_all(&merged_tree, ctx, validate_options, NULL);
+        if (ret) {
+            YLMSG_E("Merged data are not valid.");
             goto cleanup;
         }
+
+        if (out_format) {
+            /* and print it */
+            lyd_print_all(out, merged_tree, out_format, print_options);
+        }
+
+        for (uint32_t u = 0; xpaths && (u < xpaths->count); ++u) {
+            xpath = (const char *)xpaths->objs[u];
+            ly_set_free(set, NULL);
+            ret = lys_find_xpath(ctx, NULL, xpath, LYS_FIND_NO_MATCH_ERROR, &set);
+            if (ret || !set->count) {
+                ret = (ret == LY_SUCCESS) ? LY_EINVAL : ret;
+                YLMSG_E("The requested xpath failed.");
+                goto cleanup;
+            }
+            if (evaluate_xpath(merged_tree, xpath)) {
+                goto cleanup;
+            }
+        }
     }
 
+cleanup:
+    lyd_free_all(tree);
+    lyd_free_all(envp);
+    lyd_free_all(merged_tree);
+    lyd_free_all(oper_tree);
+    ly_set_free(set, NULL);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+int
+cmd_data_process(struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct yl_opt *yo)
+{
     /* parse, validate and print data */
-    if (process_data(*ctx, data_type, data_merge, outformat, out, options_parse, options_validate, options_print,
-            operational, NULL, &inputs, &xpaths)) {
-        goto cleanup;
+    if (process_data(ctx, yo->data_type, yo->data_merge, yo->data_out_format, yo->out, yo->data_parse_options,
+            yo->data_validate_options, yo->data_print_options, &yo->data_operational, &yo->reply_rpc,
+            &yo->data_inputs, &yo->data_xpath)) {
+        return 1;
     }
 
-cleanup:
-    ly_out_free(out, NULL, 0);
-    ly_set_erase(&inputs, free_cmdline_file);
-    ly_set_erase(&xpaths, NULL);
-    free_cmdline_file(operational);
-    free_cmdline(argv);
+    return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tools/lint/cmd_debug.c b/tools/lint/cmd_debug.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3661bfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/lint/cmd_debug.c
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+/**
+ * @file cmd_debug.c
+ * @author Adam Piecek <piecek@cesnet.cz>
+ * @brief 'verb' command of the libyang's yanglint tool.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2023-2023 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under BSD 3-Clause License (the "License").
+ * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+
+#include "cmd.h"
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <strings.h>
+
+#include "libyang.h"
+
+#include "common.h"
+#include "yl_opt.h"
+
+struct debug_groups {
+    char *name;
+    uint32_t flag;
+} const dg [] = {
+    {"dict", LY_LDGDICT},
+    {"xpath", LY_LDGXPATH},
+    {"dep-sets", LY_LDGDEPSETS},
+};
+#define DG_LENGTH (sizeof dg / sizeof *dg)
+
+void
+cmd_debug_help(void)
+{
+    uint32_t i;
+
+    printf("Usage: debug (");
+    for (i = 0; i < DG_LENGTH; i++) {
+        if ((i + 1) == DG_LENGTH) {
+            printf("%s", dg[i].name);
+        } else {
+            printf("%s | ", dg[i].name);
+        }
+    }
+    printf(")+\n");
+}
+
+int
+cmd_debug_opt(struct yl_opt *yo, const char *cmdline, char ***posv, int *posc)
+{
+    int rc = 0, argc = 0;
+    int opt, opt_index;
+    struct option options[] = {
+        {"help", no_argument, NULL, 'h'},
+        {NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
+    };
+
+    if ((rc = parse_cmdline(cmdline, &argc, &yo->argv))) {
+        return rc;
+    }
+
+    while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, yo->argv, commands[CMD_DEBUG].optstring, options, &opt_index)) != -1) {
+        switch (opt) {
+        case 'h':
+            cmd_debug_help();
+            return 1;
+        default:
+            YLMSG_E("Unknown option.");
+            return 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    *posv = &yo->argv[optind];
+    *posc = argc - optind;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int
+cmd_debug_dep(struct yl_opt *yo, int posc)
+{
+    (void) yo;
+
+    if (yo->interactive && !posc) {
+        /* no argument */
+        cmd_debug_help();
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int
+cmd_debug_store(struct ly_ctx **ctx, struct yl_opt *yo, const char *posv)
+{
+    (void) ctx;
+    uint32_t i;
+    ly_bool set;
+
+    assert(posv);
+
+    set = 0;
+    for (i = 0; i < DG_LENGTH; i++) {
+        if (!strcasecmp(posv, dg[i].name)) {
+            yo->dbg_groups |= dg[i].flag;
+            set = 1;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!set) {
+        YLMSG_E("Unknown debug group \"%s\".", posv);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int
+cmd_debug_setlog(struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct yl_opt *yo)
+{
+    (void) ctx;
+    return ly_log_dbg_groups(yo->dbg_groups);
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/tools/lint/cmd_extdata.c b/tools/lint/cmd_extdata.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc7ac7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/lint/cmd_extdata.c
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+/**
+ * @file cmd_extdata.c
+ * @author Adam Piecek <piecek@cesnet.cz>
+ * @brief 'extdata' command of the libyang's yanglint tool.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2023 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under BSD 3-Clause License (the "License").
+ * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#define _POSIX_C_SOURCE 200809L /* strdup */
+
+#include "cmd.h"
+
+#include <getopt.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "libyang.h"
+
+#include "common.h"
+#include "yl_opt.h"
+
+char *filename;
+
+void
+cmd_extdata_free(void)
+{
+    free(filename);
+    filename = NULL;
+}
+
+void
+cmd_extdata_help(void)
+{
+    printf("Usage: extdata [--clear] [<extdata-file-path>]\n"
+            "                 File containing the specific data required by an extension. Required by\n"
+            "                 the schema-mount extension, for example, when the operational data are\n"
+            "                 expected in the file. File format is guessed.\n");
+}
+
+int
+cmd_extdata_opt(struct yl_opt *yo, const char *cmdline, char ***posv, int *posc)
+{
+    int rc = 0, argc = 0;
+    int opt, opt_index;
+    struct option options[] = {
+        {"clear", no_argument, NULL, 'c'},
+        {"help", no_argument, NULL, 'h'},
+        {NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
+    };
+
+    if ((rc = parse_cmdline(cmdline, &argc, &yo->argv))) {
+        return rc;
+    }
+
+    while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, yo->argv, commands[CMD_EXTDATA].optstring, options, &opt_index)) != -1) {
+        switch (opt) {
+        case 'c':
+            yo->extdata_unset = 1;
+            free(filename);
+            filename = NULL;
+            break;
+        case 'h':
+            cmd_extdata_help();
+            return 1;
+        default:
+            YLMSG_E("Unknown option.");
+            return 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    *posv = &yo->argv[optind];
+    *posc = argc - optind;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int
+cmd_extdata_dep(struct yl_opt *yo, int posc)
+{
+    if (!yo->extdata_unset && (posc > 1)) {
+        YLMSG_E("Only one file must be entered.");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int
+cmd_extdata_exec(struct ly_ctx **ctx, struct yl_opt *yo, const char *posv)
+{
+    if (yo->extdata_unset) {
+        ly_ctx_set_ext_data_clb(*ctx, NULL, NULL);
+    } else if (!yo->extdata_unset && !posv) {
+        /* no argument - print the current file */
+        printf("%s\n", filename ? filename : "No file set.");
+    } else if (posv) {
+        /* set callback providing run-time extension instance data */
+        free(filename);
+        filename = strdup(posv);
+        if (!filename) {
+            YLMSG_E("Memory allocation error.");
+            return 1;
+        }
+        ly_ctx_set_ext_data_clb(*ctx, ext_data_clb, filename);
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/lint/cmd_feature.c b/tools/lint/cmd_feature.c
index 6b332ab..96d55c1 100644
--- a/tools/lint/cmd_feature.c
+++ b/tools/lint/cmd_feature.c
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 /**
  * @file cmd_feature.c
  * @author Michal Vasko <mvasko@cesnet.cz>
+ * @author Adam Piecek <piecek@cesnet.cz>
  * @brief 'feature' command of the libyang's yanglint tool.
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2021 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2023 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
  *
  * This source code is licensed under BSD 3-Clause License (the "License").
  * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@
 #include "libyang.h"
 
 #include "common.h"
+#include "yl_opt.h"
+#include "yl_schema_features.h"
 
 void
 cmd_feature_help(void)
@@ -37,17 +40,11 @@ cmd_feature_help(void)
             "                  Print features of all implemented modules.\n");
 }
 
-void
-cmd_feature(struct ly_ctx **ctx, const char *cmdline)
+int
+cmd_feature_opt(struct yl_opt *yo, const char *cmdline, char ***posv, int *posc)
 {
-    int argc = 0;
-    char **argv = NULL;
-    char *features_output = NULL;
-    int opt, opt_index, i;
-    ly_bool generate_features = 0, print_all = 0;
-    struct ly_set set = {0};
-    const struct lys_module *mod;
-    struct ly_out *out = NULL;
+    int rc = 0, argc = 0;
+    int opt, opt_index;
     struct option options[] = {
         {"help", no_argument, NULL, 'h'},
         {"all", no_argument, NULL, 'a'},
@@ -55,81 +52,80 @@ cmd_feature(struct ly_ctx **ctx, const char *cmdline)
         {NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
     };
 
-    if (parse_cmdline(cmdline, &argc, &argv)) {
-        goto cleanup;
+    if ((rc = parse_cmdline(cmdline, &argc, &yo->argv))) {
+        return rc;
     }
 
-    while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "haf", options, &opt_index)) != -1) {
+    while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, yo->argv, commands[CMD_FEATURE].optstring, options, &opt_index)) != -1) {
         switch (opt) {
         case 'h':
             cmd_feature_help();
-            goto cleanup;
+            return 1;
         case 'a':
-            print_all = 1;
+            yo->feature_print_all = 1;
             break;
         case 'f':
-            generate_features = 1;
+            yo->feature_param_format = 1;
             break;
         default:
-            YLMSG_E("Unknown option.\n");
-            goto cleanup;
+            YLMSG_E("Unknown option.");
+            return 1;
         }
     }
 
-    if (ly_out_new_file(stdout, &out)) {
-        YLMSG_E("Unable to print to the standard output.\n");
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
+    *posv = &yo->argv[optind];
+    *posc = argc - optind;
 
-    if (print_all) {
-        if (print_all_features(out, *ctx, generate_features, &features_output)) {
-            YLMSG_E("Printing all features failed.\n");
-            goto cleanup;
-        }
-        if (generate_features) {
-            printf("%s\n", features_output);
-        }
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
+    return 0;
+}
 
-    if (argc == optind) {
-        YLMSG_E("Missing modules to print.\n");
-        goto cleanup;
+int
+cmd_feature_dep(struct yl_opt *yo, int posc)
+{
+    if (ly_out_new_file(stdout, &yo->out)) {
+        YLMSG_E("Unable to print to the standard output.");
+        return 1;
     }
+    yo->out_stdout = 1;
 
-    for (i = 0; i < argc - optind; i++) {
-        /* always erase the set, so the previous module's features don't carry over to the next module's features */
-        ly_set_erase(&set, NULL);
+    if (yo->interactive && !yo->feature_print_all && !posc) {
+        YLMSG_E("Missing modules to print.");
+        return 1;
+    }
 
-        mod = ly_ctx_get_module_latest(*ctx, argv[optind + i]);
-        if (!mod) {
-            YLMSG_E("Module \"%s\" not found.\n", argv[optind + i]);
-            goto cleanup;
-        }
+    return 0;
+}
 
-        /* collect features of the module */
-        if (collect_features(mod, &set)) {
-            goto cleanup;
-        }
+int
+cmd_feature_exec(struct ly_ctx **ctx, struct yl_opt *yo, const char *posv)
+{
+    const struct lys_module *mod;
 
-        if (generate_features) {
-            if (generate_features_output(mod, &set, &features_output)) {
-                goto cleanup;
-            }
-            /* don't print features and their state of each module if generating features parameter */
-            continue;
-        }
+    if (yo->feature_print_all) {
+        print_all_features(yo->out, *ctx, yo->feature_param_format);
+        return 0;
+    }
 
-        print_features(out, mod, &set);
+    mod = ly_ctx_get_module_latest(*ctx, posv);
+    if (!mod) {
+        YLMSG_E("Module \"%s\" not found.", posv);
+        return 1;
     }
 
-    if (generate_features) {
-        printf("%s\n", features_output);
+    if (yo->feature_param_format) {
+        print_feature_param(yo->out, mod);
+    } else {
+        print_features(yo->out, mod);
     }
 
-cleanup:
-    free_cmdline(argv);
-    ly_out_free(out, NULL, 0);
-    ly_set_erase(&set, NULL);
-    free(features_output);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int
+cmd_feature_fin(struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct yl_opt *yo)
+{
+    (void) ctx;
+
+    ly_print(yo->out, "\n");
+    return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tools/lint/cmd_help.c b/tools/lint/cmd_help.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1ee3f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/lint/cmd_help.c
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+/**
+ * @file cmd_help.c
+ * @author Adam Piecek <piecek@cesnet.cz>
+ * @brief 'help' command of the libyang's yanglint tool.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2023-2023 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under BSD 3-Clause License (the "License").
+ * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+
+#include "cmd.h"
+
+#include <getopt.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "libyang.h"
+
+#include "common.h"
+#include "yl_opt.h"
+
+void
+cmd_help_help(void)
+{
+    printf("Usage: help [cmd ...]\n");
+}
+
+int
+cmd_help_opt(struct yl_opt *yo, const char *cmdline, char ***posv, int *posc)
+{
+    int rc = 0, argc = 0;
+    int opt, opt_index;
+    struct option options[] = {
+        {"help", no_argument, NULL, 'h'},
+        {NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
+    };
+
+    if ((rc = parse_cmdline(cmdline, &argc, &yo->argv))) {
+        return rc;
+    }
+
+    while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, yo->argv, commands[CMD_HELP].optstring, options, &opt_index)) != -1) {
+        if (opt == 'h') {
+            cmd_help_help();
+            return 1;
+        } else {
+            YLMSG_E("Unknown option.");
+            return 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    *posv = &yo->argv[optind];
+    *posc = argc - optind;
+
+    return rc;
+}
+
+static void
+print_generic_help(void)
+{
+    printf("Available commands:\n");
+    for (uint16_t i = 0; commands[i].name; i++) {
+        if (commands[i].helpstring != NULL) {
+            printf("  %-15s %s\n", commands[i].name, commands[i].helpstring);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+int
+cmd_help_exec(struct ly_ctx **ctx, struct yl_opt *yo, const char *posv)
+{
+    (void)ctx, (void)yo;
+
+    if (!posv) {
+        print_generic_help();
+    } else {
+        /* print specific help for the selected command(s) */
+
+        int8_t match = 0;
+
+        /* get the command of the specified name */
+        for (uint16_t i = 0; commands[i].name; i++) {
+            if (strcmp(posv, commands[i].name) == 0) {
+                match = 1;
+                if (commands[i].help_func != NULL) {
+                    commands[i].help_func();
+                } else {
+                    printf("%s: %s\n", posv, commands[i].helpstring);
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        if (!match) {
+            /* if unknown command specified, print the list of commands */
+            printf("Unknown command \'%s\'\n", posv);
+            print_generic_help();
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/lint/cmd_list.c b/tools/lint/cmd_list.c
index ec7a021..166fbfa 100644
--- a/tools/lint/cmd_list.c
+++ b/tools/lint/cmd_list.c
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
  * @file cmd_list.c
  * @author Michal Vasko <mvasko@cesnet.cz>
  * @author Radek Krejci <rkrejci@cesnet.cz>
+ * @author Adam Piecek <piecek@cesnet.cz>
  * @brief 'list' command of the libyang's yanglint tool.
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2020 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2023 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
  *
  * This source code is licensed under BSD 3-Clause License (the "License").
  * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "libyang.h"
 
 #include "common.h"
+#include "yl_opt.h"
 
 void
 cmd_list_help(void)
@@ -37,53 +39,148 @@ cmd_list_help(void)
             "                  modules.\n");
 }
 
-void
-cmd_list(struct ly_ctx **ctx, const char *cmdline)
+int
+cmd_list_opt(struct yl_opt *yo, const char *cmdline, char ***posv, int *posc)
 {
-    int argc = 0;
-    char **argv = NULL;
+    int rc = 0, argc = 0;
     int opt, opt_index;
     struct option options[] = {
         {"format", required_argument, NULL, 'f'},
         {"help", no_argument, NULL, 'h'},
         {NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
     };
-    LYD_FORMAT format = LYD_UNKNOWN;
-    struct ly_out *out = NULL;
 
-    if (parse_cmdline(cmdline, &argc, &argv)) {
-        goto cleanup;
+    yo->data_out_format = LYD_UNKNOWN;
+
+    if ((rc = parse_cmdline(cmdline, &argc, &yo->argv))) {
+        return rc;
     }
 
-    while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "f:h", options, &opt_index)) != -1) {
+    while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, yo->argv, commands[CMD_LIST].optstring, options, &opt_index)) != -1) {
         switch (opt) {
         case 'f': /* --format */
             if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "xml")) {
-                format = LYD_XML;
+                yo->data_out_format = LYD_XML;
             } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "json")) {
-                format = LYD_JSON;
+                yo->data_out_format = LYD_JSON;
             } else {
-                YLMSG_E("Unknown output format %s\n", optarg);
+                YLMSG_E("Unknown output format %s.", optarg);
                 cmd_list_help();
-                goto cleanup;
+                return 1;
             }
             break;
         case 'h':
             cmd_list_help();
-            goto cleanup;
+            return 1;
         default:
-            YLMSG_E("Unknown option.\n");
-            goto cleanup;
+            YLMSG_E("Unknown option.");
+            return 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    *posv = &yo->argv[optind];
+    *posc = argc - optind;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int
+cmd_list_dep(struct yl_opt *yo, int posc)
+{
+    if (posc) {
+        YLMSG_E("No positional arguments are allowed.");
+        return 1;
+    }
+    if (ly_out_new_file(stdout, &yo->out)) {
+        YLMSG_E("Unable to print to the standard output.");
+        return 1;
+    }
+    yo->out_stdout = 1;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Print yang library data.
+ *
+ * @param[in] ctx Context for libyang.
+ * @param[in] data_out_format Output format of printed data.
+ * @param[in] out Output handler.
+ * @return 0 on success.
+ */
+static int
+print_yang_lib_data(struct ly_ctx *ctx, LYD_FORMAT data_out_format, struct ly_out *out)
+{
+    struct lyd_node *ylib;
+
+    if (ly_ctx_get_yanglib_data(ctx, &ylib, "%u", ly_ctx_get_change_count(ctx))) {
+        YLMSG_E("Getting context info (ietf-yang-library data) failed. If the YANG module is missing or not implemented, "
+                "use an option to add it internally.");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    lyd_print_all(out, ylib, data_out_format, 0);
+    lyd_free_all(ylib);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int
+cmd_list_exec(struct ly_ctx **ctx, struct yl_opt *yo, const char *posv)
+{
+    (void) posv;
+    uint32_t idx = 0, has_modules = 0;
+    const struct lys_module *mod;
+
+    if (yo->data_out_format != LYD_UNKNOWN) {
+        /* ietf-yang-library data are printed in the specified format */
+        if (print_yang_lib_data(*ctx, yo->data_out_format, yo->out)) {
+            return 1;
         }
+        return 0;
     }
 
-    if (!ly_out_new_file(stdout, &out)) {
-        print_list(out, *ctx, format);
-        ly_out_free(out, NULL,  0);
-    } else {
-        YLMSG_E("Unable to print to the standard output.\n");
+    /* iterate schemas in context and provide just the basic info */
+    ly_print(yo->out, "List of the loaded models:\n");
+    while ((mod = ly_ctx_get_module_iter(*ctx, &idx))) {
+        has_modules++;
+
+        /* conformance print */
+        if (mod->implemented) {
+            ly_print(yo->out, "    I");
+        } else {
+            ly_print(yo->out, "    i");
+        }
+
+        /* module print */
+        ly_print(yo->out, " %s", mod->name);
+        if (mod->revision) {
+            ly_print(yo->out, "@%s", mod->revision);
+        }
+
+        /* submodules print */
+        if (mod->parsed && mod->parsed->includes) {
+            uint64_t u = 0;
+
+            ly_print(yo->out, " (");
+            LY_ARRAY_FOR(mod->parsed->includes, u) {
+                ly_print(yo->out, "%s%s", !u ? "" : ",", mod->parsed->includes[u].name);
+                if (mod->parsed->includes[u].rev[0]) {
+                    ly_print(yo->out, "@%s", mod->parsed->includes[u].rev);
+                }
+            }
+            ly_print(yo->out, ")");
+        }
+
+        /* finish the line */
+        ly_print(yo->out, "\n");
+    }
+
+    if (!has_modules) {
+        ly_print(yo->out, "\t(none)\n");
     }
 
-cleanup:
-    free_cmdline(argv);
+    ly_print_flush(yo->out);
+
+    return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tools/lint/cmd_load.c b/tools/lint/cmd_load.c
index f5883e9..808c125 100644
--- a/tools/lint/cmd_load.c
+++ b/tools/lint/cmd_load.c
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
  * @file cmd_load.c
  * @author Michal Vasko <mvasko@cesnet.cz>
  * @author Radek Krejci <rkrejci@cesnet.cz>
+ * @author Adam Piecek <piecek@cesnet.cz>
  * @brief 'load' command of the libyang's yanglint tool.
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2020 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2023 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
  *
  * This source code is licensed under BSD 3-Clause License (the "License").
  * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "cmd.h"
 
+#include <assert.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -25,13 +27,15 @@
 #include "libyang.h"
 
 #include "common.h"
+#include "yl_opt.h"
+#include "yl_schema_features.h"
 
 void
 cmd_load_help(void)
 {
     printf("Usage: load [-i] <module-name1>[@<revision>] [<module-name2>[@revision] ...]\n"
             "                  Add a new module of the specified name, yanglint will find\n"
-            "                  them in searchpaths. if the <revision> of the module not\n"
+            "                  them in searchpaths. If the <revision> of the module not\n"
             "                  specified, the latest revision available is loaded.\n\n"
             "  -F FEATURES, --features=FEATURES\n"
             "                  Features to support, default all in all implemented modules.\n"
@@ -39,101 +43,110 @@ cmd_load_help(void)
             "  -i, --make-implemented\n"
             "                  Make the imported modules \"referenced\" from any loaded\n"
             "                  <schema> module also implemented. If specified a second time,\n"
-            "                  all the modules are set implemented.\n");
+            "                  all the modules are set implemented.\n"
+            "  -X, --extended-leafref\n"
+            "                  Allow usage of deref() XPath function within leafref.\n");
 }
 
-void
-cmd_load(struct ly_ctx **ctx, const char *cmdline)
+int
+cmd_load_opt(struct yl_opt *yo, const char *cmdline, char ***posv, int *posc)
 {
-    int argc = 0;
-    char **argv = NULL;
+    int rc, argc = 0;
     int opt, opt_index;
     struct option options[] = {
         {"features", required_argument, NULL, 'F'},
         {"help", no_argument, NULL, 'h'},
         {"make-implemented", no_argument, NULL, 'i'},
+        {"extended-leafref", no_argument, NULL, 'X'},
         {NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
     };
-    uint16_t options_ctx = 0;
-    const char *all_features[] = {"*", NULL};
-    struct ly_set fset = {0};
 
-    if (parse_cmdline(cmdline, &argc, &argv)) {
-        goto cleanup;
+    if ((rc = parse_cmdline(cmdline, &argc, &yo->argv))) {
+        return rc;
     }
 
-    while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "F:hi", options, &opt_index)) != -1) {
+    while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, yo->argv, commands[CMD_LOAD].optstring, options, &opt_index)) != -1) {
         switch (opt) {
         case 'F': /* --features */
-            if (parse_features(optarg, &fset)) {
-                goto cleanup;
+            if (parse_features(optarg, &yo->schema_features)) {
+                return 1;
             }
             break;
 
         case 'h':
             cmd_load_help();
-            goto cleanup;
+            return 1;
 
         case 'i': /* --make-implemented */
-            if (options_ctx & LY_CTX_REF_IMPLEMENTED) {
-                options_ctx &= ~LY_CTX_REF_IMPLEMENTED;
-                options_ctx |= LY_CTX_ALL_IMPLEMENTED;
-            } else {
-                options_ctx |= LY_CTX_REF_IMPLEMENTED;
-            }
+            yo_opt_update_make_implemented(yo);
+            break;
+
+        case 'X': /* --extended-leafref */
+            yo->ctx_options |= LY_CTX_LEAFREF_EXTENDED;
             break;
 
         default:
-            YLMSG_E("Unknown option.\n");
-            goto cleanup;
+            YLMSG_E("Unknown option.");
+            return 1;
         }
     }
 
-    if (argc == optind) {
+    *posv = &yo->argv[optind];
+    *posc = argc - optind;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int
+cmd_load_dep(struct yl_opt *yo, int posc)
+{
+    if (yo->interactive && !posc) {
         /* no argument */
-        cmd_add_help();
-        goto cleanup;
+        cmd_load_help();
+        return 1;
     }
 
-    if (!fset.count) {
+    if (!yo->schema_features.count) {
         /* no features, enable all of them */
-        options_ctx |= LY_CTX_ENABLE_IMP_FEATURES;
+        yo->ctx_options |= LY_CTX_ENABLE_IMP_FEATURES;
     }
 
-    if (options_ctx) {
-        ly_ctx_set_options(*ctx, options_ctx);
-    }
+    return 0;
+}
 
-    for (int i = 0; i < argc - optind; i++) {
-        /* process the schema module files */
-        char *revision;
-        const char **features = NULL;
+int
+cmd_load_exec(struct ly_ctx **ctx, struct yl_opt *yo, const char *posv)
+{
+    const char *all_features[] = {"*", NULL};
+    char *revision;
+    const char **features = NULL;
 
-        /* get revision */
-        revision = strchr(argv[optind + i], '@');
-        if (revision) {
-            revision[0] = '\0';
-            ++revision;
-        }
+    assert(posv);
 
-        /* get features list for this module */
-        if (!fset.count) {
-            features = all_features;
-        } else {
-            get_features(&fset, argv[optind + i], &features);
-        }
+    if (yo->ctx_options) {
+        ly_ctx_set_options(*ctx, yo->ctx_options);
+        yo->ctx_options = 0;
+    }
 
-        /* load the module */
-        if (!ly_ctx_load_module(*ctx, argv[optind + i], revision, features)) {
-            /* libyang printed the error messages */
-            goto cleanup;
-        }
+    /* get revision */
+    revision = strchr(posv, '@');
+    if (revision) {
+        revision[0] = '\0';
+        ++revision;
     }
 
-cleanup:
-    if (options_ctx) {
-        ly_ctx_unset_options(*ctx, options_ctx);
+    /* get features list for this module */
+    if (!yo->schema_features.count) {
+        features = all_features;
+    } else {
+        get_features(&yo->schema_features, posv, &features);
     }
-    ly_set_erase(&fset, free_features);
-    free_cmdline(argv);
+
+    /* load the module */
+    if (!ly_ctx_load_module(*ctx, posv, revision, features)) {
+        /* libyang printed the error messages */
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tools/lint/cmd_print.c b/tools/lint/cmd_print.c
index c1a5359..ff5fb90 100644
--- a/tools/lint/cmd_print.c
+++ b/tools/lint/cmd_print.c
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
  * @file cmd_print.c
  * @author Michal Vasko <mvasko@cesnet.cz>
  * @author Radek Krejci <rkrejci@cesnet.cz>
+ * @author Adam Piecek <piecek@cesnet.cz>
  * @brief 'print' command of the libyang's yanglint tool.
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2020 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2023 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
  *
  * This source code is licensed under BSD 3-Clause License (the "License").
  * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "libyang.h"
 
 #include "common.h"
+#include "yl_opt.h"
 
 void
 cmd_print_help(void)
@@ -34,7 +36,8 @@ cmd_print_help(void)
     printf("Usage: print [-f (yang | yin | tree [-q -P PATH -L LINE_LENGTH ] | info [-q -P PATH])]\n"
             "            [-o OUTFILE] [<module-name1>[@revision]] ...\n"
             "                  Print a schema module. The <module-name> is not required\n"
-            "                  only in case the -P option is specified.\n\n"
+            "                  only in case the -P option is specified. For yang, yin and tree\n"
+            "                  formats, a submodule can also be printed.\n\n"
             "  -f FORMAT, --format=FORMAT\n"
             "                  Print the module in the specified FORMAT. If format not\n"
             "                  specified, the 'tree' format is used.\n"
@@ -53,95 +56,10 @@ cmd_print_help(void)
             "                  Write the output to OUTFILE instead of stdout.\n");
 }
 
-static LY_ERR
-cmd_print_submodule(struct ly_out *out, struct ly_ctx **ctx, char *name, char *revision, LYS_OUTFORMAT format, size_t line_length, uint32_t options)
-{
-    LY_ERR erc;
-    const struct lysp_submodule *submodule;
-
-    submodule = revision ?
-            ly_ctx_get_submodule(*ctx, name, revision) :
-            ly_ctx_get_submodule_latest(*ctx, name);
-
-    erc = submodule ?
-            lys_print_submodule(out, submodule, format, line_length, options) :
-            LY_ENOTFOUND;
-
-    return erc;
-}
-
-static LY_ERR
-cmd_print_module(struct ly_out *out, struct ly_ctx **ctx, char *name, char *revision, LYS_OUTFORMAT format, size_t line_length, uint32_t options)
-{
-    LY_ERR erc;
-    struct lys_module *module;
-
-    module = revision ?
-            ly_ctx_get_module(*ctx, name, revision) :
-            ly_ctx_get_module_latest(*ctx, name);
-
-    erc = module ?
-            lys_print_module(out, module, format, line_length, options) :
-            LY_ENOTFOUND;
-
-    return erc;
-}
-
-static void
-cmd_print_modules(int argc, char **argv, struct ly_out *out, struct ly_ctx **ctx, LYS_OUTFORMAT format, size_t line_length, uint32_t options)
-{
-    LY_ERR erc;
-    char *name, *revision;
-    ly_bool search_submodul;
-    const int stop = argc - optind;
-
-    for (int i = 0; i < stop; i++) {
-        name = argv[optind + i];
-        /* get revision */
-        revision = strchr(name, '@');
-        if (revision) {
-            revision[0] = '\0';
-            ++revision;
-        }
-
-        erc = cmd_print_module(out, ctx, name, revision, format, line_length, options);
-
-        if (erc == LY_ENOTFOUND) {
-            search_submodul = 1;
-            erc = cmd_print_submodule(out, ctx, name, revision, format, line_length, options);
-        } else {
-            search_submodul = 0;
-        }
-
-        if (erc == LY_SUCCESS) {
-            /* for YANG Tree Diagrams printing it's more readable to print a blank line between modules. */
-            if ((format == LYS_OUT_TREE) && (i + 1 < stop)) {
-                ly_print(out, "\n");
-            }
-            continue;
-        } else if (erc == LY_ENOTFOUND) {
-            if (revision) {
-                YLMSG_E("No (sub)module \"%s\" in revision %s found.\n", name, revision);
-            } else {
-                YLMSG_E("No (sub)module \"%s\" found.\n", name);
-            }
-            break;
-        } else {
-            if (search_submodul) {
-                YLMSG_E("Unable to print submodule %s.\n", name);
-            } else {
-                YLMSG_E("Unable to print module %s.\n", name);
-            }
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-void
-cmd_print(struct ly_ctx **ctx, const char *cmdline)
+int
+cmd_print_opt(struct yl_opt *yo, const char *cmdline, char ***posv, int *posc)
 {
-    int argc = 0;
-    char **argv = NULL;
+    int rc = 0, argc = 0;
     int opt, opt_index;
     struct option options[] = {
         {"format", required_argument, NULL, 'f'},
@@ -152,113 +70,230 @@ cmd_print(struct ly_ctx **ctx, const char *cmdline)
         {"single-node", no_argument, NULL, 'q'},
         {NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
     };
-    uint16_t options_print = 0;
-    const char *node_path = NULL;
-    LYS_OUTFORMAT format = LYS_OUT_TREE;
-    struct ly_out *out = NULL;
-    ly_bool out_stdout = 0;
-    size_t line_length = 0;
-
-    if (parse_cmdline(cmdline, &argc, &argv)) {
-        goto cleanup;
+
+    yo->schema_out_format = LYS_OUT_TREE;
+
+    if ((rc = parse_cmdline(cmdline, &argc, &yo->argv))) {
+        return rc;
     }
 
-    while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "f:hL:o:P:q", options, &opt_index)) != -1) {
+    while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, yo->argv, commands[CMD_PRINT].optstring, options, &opt_index)) != -1) {
         switch (opt) {
         case 'o': /* --output */
-            if (out) {
-                if (ly_out_filepath(out, optarg) != NULL) {
-                    YLMSG_E("Unable to use output file %s for printing output.\n", optarg);
-                    goto cleanup;
-                }
+            if (yo->out) {
+                YLMSG_E("Only a single output can be specified.");
+                return 1;
             } else {
-                if (ly_out_new_filepath(optarg, &out)) {
-                    YLMSG_E("Unable to use output file %s for printing output.\n", optarg);
-                    goto cleanup;
+                if (ly_out_new_filepath(optarg, &yo->out)) {
+                    YLMSG_E("Unable open output file %s (%s).", optarg, strerror(errno));
+                    return 1;
                 }
             }
             break;
 
         case 'f': /* --format */
-            if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "yang")) {
-                format = LYS_OUT_YANG;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "yin")) {
-                format = LYS_OUT_YIN;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "info")) {
-                format = LYS_OUT_YANG_COMPILED;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "tree")) {
-                format = LYS_OUT_TREE;
-            } else {
-                YLMSG_E("Unknown output format %s\n", optarg);
+            if (yl_opt_update_schema_out_format(optarg, yo)) {
                 cmd_print_help();
-                goto cleanup;
+                return 1;
             }
             break;
 
         case 'L': /* --tree-line-length */
-            line_length = atoi(optarg);
+            yo->line_length = atoi(optarg);
             break;
 
         case 'P': /* --schema-node */
-            node_path = optarg;
+            yo->schema_node_path = optarg;
             break;
 
         case 'q': /* --single-node */
-            options_print |= LYS_PRINT_NO_SUBSTMT;
+            yo->schema_print_options |= LYS_PRINT_NO_SUBSTMT;
             break;
 
         case 'h':
             cmd_print_help();
-            goto cleanup;
+            return 1;
         default:
-            YLMSG_E("Unknown option.\n");
-            goto cleanup;
+            YLMSG_E("Unknown option.");
+            return 1;
         }
     }
 
+    *posv = &yo->argv[optind];
+    *posc = argc - optind;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int
+cmd_print_dep(struct yl_opt *yo, int posc)
+{
     /* file name */
-    if ((argc == optind) && !node_path) {
-        YLMSG_E("Missing the name of the module to print.\n");
-        goto cleanup;
+    if (yo->interactive && !posc && !yo->schema_node_path) {
+        YLMSG_E("Missing the name of the module to print.");
+        return 1;
     }
 
-    if ((format != LYS_OUT_TREE) && line_length) {
-        YLMSG_E("--tree-line-length take effect only in case of the tree output format.\n");
-        goto cleanup;
+    if ((yo->schema_out_format != LYS_OUT_TREE) && yo->line_length) {
+        YLMSG_W("--tree-line-length take effect only in case of the tree output format.");
     }
 
-    if (!out) {
-        if (ly_out_new_file(stdout, &out)) {
-            YLMSG_E("Could not use stdout to print output.\n");
-            goto cleanup;
+    if (!yo->out) {
+        if (ly_out_new_file(stdout, &yo->out)) {
+            YLMSG_E("Could not use stdout to print output.");
         }
-        out_stdout = 1;
+        yo->out_stdout = 1;
     }
 
-    if (format == LYS_OUT_TREE) {
+    if (yo->schema_out_format == LYS_OUT_TREE) {
         /* print tree from lysc_nodes */
-        ly_ctx_set_options(*ctx, LY_CTX_SET_PRIV_PARSED);
+        yo->ctx_options |= LY_CTX_SET_PRIV_PARSED;
     }
 
-    if (node_path) {
-        const struct lysc_node *node;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static LY_ERR
+print_submodule(struct ly_out *out, struct ly_ctx **ctx, char *name, char *revision, LYS_OUTFORMAT format, size_t line_length, uint32_t options)
+{
+    LY_ERR erc;
+    const struct lysp_submodule *submodule;
 
-        node = find_schema_path(*ctx, node_path);
+    submodule = revision ?
+            ly_ctx_get_submodule(*ctx, name, revision) :
+            ly_ctx_get_submodule_latest(*ctx, name);
+
+    erc = submodule ?
+            lys_print_submodule(out, submodule, format, line_length, options) :
+            LY_ENOTFOUND;
+
+    if (!erc) {
+        return 0;
+    } else if ((erc == LY_ENOTFOUND) && revision) {
+        YLMSG_E("No submodule \"%s\" found.", name);
+    } else {
+        YLMSG_E("Unable to print submodule %s.", name);
+    }
+
+    return erc;
+}
+
+static LY_ERR
+print_module(struct ly_out *out, struct ly_ctx **ctx, char *name, char *revision, LYS_OUTFORMAT format, size_t line_length, uint32_t options)
+{
+    LY_ERR erc;
+    struct lys_module *module;
+
+    module = revision ?
+            ly_ctx_get_module(*ctx, name, revision) :
+            ly_ctx_get_module_latest(*ctx, name);
+
+    erc = module ?
+            lys_print_module(out, module, format, line_length, options) :
+            LY_ENOTFOUND;
+
+    if (!erc) {
+        return 0;
+    } else if ((erc == LY_ENOTFOUND) && revision) {
+        YLMSG_E("No module \"%s\" found.", name);
+    } else {
+        YLMSG_E("Unable to print module %s.", name);
+    }
+
+    return erc;
+}
+
+static int
+cmd_print_module(const char *posv, struct ly_out *out, struct ly_ctx **ctx, LYS_OUTFORMAT format,
+        size_t line_length, uint32_t options)
+{
+    LY_ERR erc;
+    char *name = NULL, *revision;
+
+    name = strdup(posv);
+    /* get revision */
+    revision = strchr(name, '@');
+    if (revision) {
+        revision[0] = '\0';
+        ++revision;
+    }
+
+    erc = print_module(out, ctx, name, revision, format, line_length, options);
+
+    if (erc == LY_ENOTFOUND) {
+        erc = print_submodule(out, ctx, name, revision, format, line_length, options);
+    }
+
+    free(name);
+    return erc;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Print schema node path.
+ *
+ * @param[in] ctx Context for libyang.
+ * @param[in] yo Context for yanglint.
+ * @return 0 on success.
+ */
+static int
+print_node(struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct yl_opt *yo)
+{
+    const struct lysc_node *node;
+    uint32_t temp_lo = 0;
+
+    if (yo->interactive) {
+        /* Use the same approach as for completion. */
+        node = find_schema_path(ctx, yo->schema_node_path);
         if (!node) {
-            YLMSG_E("The requested schema node \"%s\" does not exists.\n", node_path);
-            goto cleanup;
+            YLMSG_E("The requested schema node \"%s\" does not exists.", yo->schema_node_path);
+            return 1;
         }
-
-        if (lys_print_node(out, node, format, 0, options_print)) {
-            YLMSG_E("Unable to print schema node %s.\n", node_path);
-            goto cleanup;
+    } else {
+        /* turn off logging so that the message is not repeated */
+        ly_temp_log_options(&temp_lo);
+        /* search operation input */
+        node = lys_find_path(ctx, NULL, yo->schema_node_path, 0);
+        if (!node) {
+            /* restore logging so an error may be displayed */
+            ly_temp_log_options(NULL);
+            /* search operation output */
+            node = lys_find_path(ctx, NULL, yo->schema_node_path, 1);
+            if (!node) {
+                YLMSG_E("Invalid schema path.");
+                return 1;
+            }
         }
+    }
+
+    if (lys_print_node(yo->out, node, yo->schema_out_format, yo->line_length, yo->schema_print_options)) {
+        YLMSG_E("Unable to print schema node %s.", yo->schema_node_path);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int
+cmd_print_exec(struct ly_ctx **ctx, struct yl_opt *yo, const char *posv)
+{
+    int rc = 0;
+
+    if (yo->ctx_options & LY_CTX_SET_PRIV_PARSED) {
+        /* print tree from lysc_nodes */
+        ly_ctx_set_options(*ctx, LY_CTX_SET_PRIV_PARSED);
+    }
+
+    if (yo->schema_node_path) {
+        rc = print_node(*ctx, yo);
+    } else if (!yo->interactive && yo->submodule) {
+        rc = print_submodule(yo->out, ctx, yo->submodule, NULL, yo->schema_out_format, yo->line_length,
+                yo->schema_print_options);
     } else {
-        cmd_print_modules(argc, argv, out, ctx, format, line_length, options_print);
-        goto cleanup;
+        rc = cmd_print_module(posv, yo->out, ctx, yo->schema_out_format, yo->line_length, yo->schema_print_options);
+        if (!yo->last_one && (yo->schema_out_format == LYS_OUT_TREE)) {
+            ly_print(yo->out, "\n");
+        }
     }
 
-cleanup:
-    free_cmdline(argv);
-    ly_out_free(out, NULL, out_stdout ? 0 : 1);
+    return rc;
 }
diff --git a/tools/lint/cmd_searchpath.c b/tools/lint/cmd_searchpath.c
index 529e05d..a6aeacf 100644
--- a/tools/lint/cmd_searchpath.c
+++ b/tools/lint/cmd_searchpath.c
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
  * @file cmd_searchpath.c
  * @author Michal Vasko <mvasko@cesnet.cz>
  * @author Radek Krejci <rkrejci@cesnet.cz>
+ * @author Adam Piecek <piecek@cesnet.cz>
  * @brief 'searchpath' command of the libyang's yanglint tool.
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2020 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2023 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
  *
  * This source code is licensed under BSD 3-Clause License (the "License").
  * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -24,51 +25,62 @@
 #include "libyang.h"
 
 #include "common.h"
+#include "yl_opt.h"
 
 void
 cmd_searchpath_help(void)
 {
     printf("Usage: searchpath [--clear] [<modules-dir-path> ...]\n"
-            "                  Set paths of directories where to search for imports and\n"
-            "                  includes of the schema modules. The current working directory\n"
-            "                  and the path of the module being added is used implicitly.\n"
-            "                  The 'load' command uses these paths to search even for the\n"
-            "                  schema modules to be loaded.\n");
+            "                  Set paths of directories where to search for imports and includes\n"
+            "                  of the schema modules. Subdirectories are also searched. The current\n"
+            "                  working directory and the path of the module being added is used implicitly.\n"
+            "                  The 'load' command uses these paths to search even for the schema modules\n"
+            "                  to be loaded.\n");
 }
 
-void
-cmd_searchpath(struct ly_ctx **ctx, const char *cmdline)
+int
+cmd_searchpath_opt(struct yl_opt *yo, const char *cmdline, char ***posv, int *posc)
 {
-    int argc = 0;
-    char **argv = NULL;
+    int rc = 0, argc = 0;
     int opt, opt_index;
     struct option options[] = {
         {"clear", no_argument, NULL, 'c'},
         {"help", no_argument, NULL, 'h'},
         {NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
     };
-    int8_t cleared = 0;
 
-    if (parse_cmdline(cmdline, &argc, &argv)) {
-        goto cleanup;
+    if ((rc = parse_cmdline(cmdline, &argc, &yo->argv))) {
+        return rc;
     }
 
-    while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "ch", options, &opt_index)) != -1) {
+    while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, yo->argv, commands[CMD_SEARCHPATH].optstring, options, &opt_index)) != -1) {
         switch (opt) {
         case 'c':
-            ly_ctx_unset_searchdir(*ctx, NULL);
-            cleared = 1;
+            yo->searchdir_unset = 1;
             break;
         case 'h':
             cmd_searchpath_help();
-            goto cleanup;
+            return 1;
         default:
-            YLMSG_E("Unknown option.\n");
-            goto cleanup;
+            YLMSG_E("Unknown option.");
+            return 1;
         }
     }
 
-    if (!cleared && (argc == optind)) {
+    *posv = &yo->argv[optind];
+    *posc = argc - optind;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int
+cmd_searchpath_exec(struct ly_ctx **ctx, struct yl_opt *yo, const char *posv)
+{
+    int rc = 0;
+
+    if (yo->searchdir_unset) {
+        ly_ctx_unset_searchdir(*ctx, NULL);
+    } else if (!yo->searchdir_unset && !posv) {
         /* no argument - print the paths */
         const char * const *dirs = ly_ctx_get_searchdirs(*ctx);
 
@@ -76,15 +88,9 @@ cmd_searchpath(struct ly_ctx **ctx, const char *cmdline)
         for (uint32_t i = 0; dirs[i]; ++i) {
             printf("    %s\n", dirs[i]);
         }
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
-    for (int i = 0; i < argc - optind; i++) {
-        if (ly_ctx_set_searchdir(*ctx, argv[optind + i])) {
-            goto cleanup;
-        }
+    } else {
+        rc = ly_ctx_set_searchdir(*ctx, posv);
     }
 
-cleanup:
-    free_cmdline(argv);
+    return rc;
 }
diff --git a/tools/lint/cmd_verb.c b/tools/lint/cmd_verb.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33c8d1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/lint/cmd_verb.c
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+/**
+ * @file cmd_verb.c
+ * @author Adam Piecek <piecek@cesnet.cz>
+ * @brief 'verb' command of the libyang's yanglint tool.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2023-2023 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under BSD 3-Clause License (the "License").
+ * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#include "cmd.h"
+
+#include <getopt.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <strings.h>
+
+#include "libyang.h"
+
+#include "common.h"
+#include "yl_opt.h"
+
+void
+cmd_verb_help(void)
+{
+    printf("Usage: verb (error | warning | verbose | debug)\n");
+}
+
+int
+cmd_verb_opt(struct yl_opt *yo, const char *cmdline, char ***posv, int *posc)
+{
+    int rc = 0, argc = 0;
+    int opt, opt_index;
+    struct option options[] = {
+        {"help", no_argument, NULL, 'h'},
+        {NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
+    };
+
+    if ((rc = parse_cmdline(cmdline, &argc, &yo->argv))) {
+        return rc;
+    }
+
+    while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, yo->argv, commands[CMD_VERB].optstring, options, &opt_index)) != -1) {
+        if (opt == 'h') {
+            cmd_verb_help();
+            return 1;
+        } else {
+            YLMSG_E("Unknown option.");
+            return 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    *posv = &yo->argv[optind];
+    *posc = argc - optind;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int
+cmd_verb_dep(struct yl_opt *yo, int posc)
+{
+    (void) yo;
+
+    if (posc > 1) {
+        YLMSG_E("Only a single verbosity level can be set.");
+        cmd_verb_help();
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int
+cmd_verb_exec(struct ly_ctx **ctx, struct yl_opt *yo, const char *posv)
+{
+    (void) ctx, (void) yo;
+
+    if (!posv) {
+        /* no argument - print current value */
+        LY_LOG_LEVEL level = ly_log_level(LY_LLERR);
+
+        ly_log_level(level);
+        printf("Current verbosity level: ");
+        if (level == LY_LLERR) {
+            printf("error\n");
+        } else if (level == LY_LLWRN) {
+            printf("warning\n");
+        } else if (level == LY_LLVRB) {
+            printf("verbose\n");
+        } else if (level == LY_LLDBG) {
+            printf("debug\n");
+        }
+        return 0;
+    } else {
+        if (!strcasecmp("error", posv) || !strcmp("0", posv)) {
+            ly_log_level(LY_LLERR);
+        } else if (!strcasecmp("warning", posv) || !strcmp("1", posv)) {
+            ly_log_level(LY_LLWRN);
+        } else if (!strcasecmp("verbose", posv) || !strcmp("2", posv)) {
+            ly_log_level(LY_LLVRB);
+        } else if (!strcasecmp("debug", posv) || !strcmp("3", posv)) {
+            ly_log_level(LY_LLDBG);
+        } else {
+            YLMSG_E("Unknown verbosity \"%s\".", posv);
+            return 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/lint/common.c b/tools/lint/common.c
index fc9b1cd..d86c54f 100644
--- a/tools/lint/common.c
+++ b/tools/lint/common.c
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 /**
  * @file common.c
  * @author Radek Krejci <rkrejci@cesnet.cz>
+ * @author Adam Piecek <piecek@cesnet.cz>
  * @brief libyang's yanglint tool - common functions for both interactive and non-interactive mode.
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2020 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
  *
  * This source code is licensed under BSD 3-Clause License (the "License").
  * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@
 
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <errno.h>
-#include <getopt.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -27,6 +28,21 @@
 
 #include "compat.h"
 #include "libyang.h"
+#include "plugins_exts.h"
+#include "yl_opt.h"
+
+void
+yl_log(ly_bool err, const char *format, ...)
+{
+    char msg[256];
+    va_list ap;
+
+    va_start(ap, format);
+    vsnprintf(msg, 256, format, ap);
+    va_end(ap);
+
+    fprintf(stderr, "YANGLINT[%c]: %s\n", err ? 'E' : 'W', msg);
+}
 
 int
 parse_schema_path(const char *path, char **dir, char **module)
@@ -38,6 +54,7 @@ parse_schema_path(const char *path, char **dir, char **module)
 
     /* split the path to dirname and basename for further work */
     *dir = strdup(path);
+    /* FIXME: this is broken on Windows */
     *module = strrchr(*dir, '/');
     if (!(*module)) {
         *module = *dir;
@@ -65,722 +82,99 @@ get_input(const char *filepath, LYS_INFORMAT *format_schema, LYD_FORMAT *format_
 
     /* check that the filepath exists and is a regular file */
     if (stat(filepath, &st) == -1) {
-        YLMSG_E("Unable to use input filepath (%s) - %s.\n", filepath, strerror(errno));
+        YLMSG_E("Unable to use input filepath (%s) - %s.", filepath, strerror(errno));
         return -1;
     }
     if (!S_ISREG(st.st_mode)) {
-        YLMSG_E("Provided input file (%s) is not a regular file.\n", filepath);
+        YLMSG_E("Provided input file (%s) is not a regular file.", filepath);
         return -1;
     }
 
-    if ((format_schema && !*format_schema) || (format_data && !*format_data)) {
-        /* get the file format */
-        if (get_format(filepath, format_schema, format_data)) {
-            return -1;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (ly_in_new_filepath(filepath, 0, in)) {
-        YLMSG_E("Unable to process input file.\n");
+    if (get_format(filepath, format_schema, format_data)) {
         return -1;
     }
 
-    return 0;
-}
-
-void
-free_features(void *flist)
-{
-    struct schema_features *rec = (struct schema_features *)flist;
-
-    if (rec) {
-        free(rec->mod_name);
-        if (rec->features) {
-            for (uint32_t u = 0; rec->features[u]; ++u) {
-                free(rec->features[u]);
-            }
-            free(rec->features);
-        }
-        free(rec);
-    }
-}
-
-void
-get_features(struct ly_set *fset, const char *module, const char ***features)
-{
-    /* get features list for this module */
-    for (uint32_t u = 0; u < fset->count; ++u) {
-        struct schema_features *sf = (struct schema_features *)fset->objs[u];
-
-        if (!strcmp(module, sf->mod_name)) {
-            /* matched module - explicitly set features */
-            *features = (const char **)sf->features;
-            sf->applied = 1;
-            return;
-        }
-    }
-
-    /* features not set so disable all */
-    *features = NULL;
-}
-
-int
-parse_features(const char *fstring, struct ly_set *fset)
-{
-    struct schema_features *rec;
-    uint32_t count;
-    char *p, **fp;
-
-    rec = calloc(1, sizeof *rec);
-    if (!rec) {
-        YLMSG_E("Unable to allocate features information record (%s).\n", strerror(errno));
+    if (in && ly_in_new_filepath(filepath, 0, in)) {
+        YLMSG_E("Unable to process input file.");
         return -1;
     }
-    if (ly_set_add(fset, rec, 1, NULL)) {
-        YLMSG_E("Unable to store features information (%s).\n", strerror(errno));
-        free(rec);
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    /* fill the record */
-    p = strchr(fstring, ':');
-    if (!p) {
-        YLMSG_E("Invalid format of the features specification (%s).\n", fstring);
-        return -1;
-    }
-    rec->mod_name = strndup(fstring, p - fstring);
-
-    count = 0;
-    while (p) {
-        size_t len = 0;
-        char *token = p + 1;
-
-        p = strchr(token, ',');
-        if (!p) {
-            /* the last item, if any */
-            len = strlen(token);
-        } else {
-            len = p - token;
-        }
-
-        if (len) {
-            fp = realloc(rec->features, (count + 1) * sizeof *rec->features);
-            if (!fp) {
-                YLMSG_E("Unable to store features list information (%s).\n", strerror(errno));
-                return -1;
-            }
-            rec->features = fp;
-            fp = &rec->features[count++]; /* array item to set */
-            (*fp) = strndup(token, len);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /* terminating NULL */
-    fp = realloc(rec->features, (count + 1) * sizeof *rec->features);
-    if (!fp) {
-        YLMSG_E("Unable to store features list information (%s).\n", strerror(errno));
-        return -1;
-    }
-    rec->features = fp;
-    rec->features[count++] = NULL;
 
     return 0;
 }
 
-struct cmdline_file *
-fill_cmdline_file(struct ly_set *set, struct ly_in *in, const char *path, LYD_FORMAT format)
+LYS_INFORMAT
+get_schema_format(const char *filename)
 {
-    struct cmdline_file *rec;
-
-    rec = malloc(sizeof *rec);
-    if (!rec) {
-        YLMSG_E("Allocating memory for data file information failed.\n");
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    rec->in = in;
-    rec->path = path;
-    rec->format = format;
-
-    if (set && ly_set_add(set, rec, 1, NULL)) {
-        free(rec);
-        YLMSG_E("Storing data file information failed.\n");
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    return rec;
-}
-
-int
-collect_features(const struct lys_module *mod, struct ly_set *set)
-{
-    struct lysp_feature *f = NULL;
-    uint32_t idx = 0;
-
-    while ((f = lysp_feature_next(f, mod->parsed, &idx))) {
-        if (ly_set_add(set, (void *)f->name, 1, NULL)) {
-            YLMSG_E("Memory allocation failed.\n");
-            ly_set_erase(set, NULL);
-            return 1;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-void
-print_features(struct ly_out *out, const struct lys_module *mod, const struct ly_set *set)
-{
-    size_t max_len;
-    uint32_t j;
-    const char *name;
-
-    /* header */
-    ly_print(out, "%s:\n", mod->name);
-
-    /* no features */
-    if (!set->count) {
-        ly_print(out, "\t(none)\n\n");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    /* get max len, so the statuses of all the features will be aligned */
-    max_len = 0;
-    for (j = 0; j < set->count; ++j) {
-        name = set->objs[j];
-        if (strlen(name) > max_len) {
-            max_len = strlen(name);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /* print features */
-    for (j = 0; j < set->count; ++j) {
-        name = set->objs[j];
-        ly_print(out, "\t%-*s (%s)\n", (int)max_len, name, lys_feature_value(mod, name) ? "off" : "on");
-    }
-
-    ly_print(out, "\n");
-}
-
-int
-generate_features_output(const struct lys_module *mod, const struct ly_set *set, char **features_param)
-{
-    uint32_t j;
-    /*
-     * features_len - length of all the features in the current module
-     * added_len - length of a string to be added, = features_len + extra necessary length
-     * param_len - length of the parameter before appending new string
-    */
-    size_t features_len, added_len, param_len;
-    char *tmp;
-
-    features_len = 0;
-    for (j = 0; j < set->count; j++) {
-        features_len += strlen(set->objs[j]);
-    }
-
-    if (j == 0) {
-        /* no features */
-        added_len = strlen("-F ") + strlen(mod->name) + strlen(":");
-    } else {
-        /* j = comma count, -1 because of trailing comma */
-        added_len = strlen("-F ") + strlen(mod->name) + strlen(":") + features_len + j - 1;
-    }
-
-    /* to avoid strlen(NULL) if this is the first call */
-    param_len = 0;
-    if (*features_param) {
-        param_len = strlen(*features_param);
-    }
-
-    /* +1 because of white space at the beginning */
-    tmp = realloc(*features_param, param_len + added_len + 1 + 1);
-    if (!tmp) {
-        goto error;
-    } else {
-        *features_param = tmp;
-    }
-    sprintf(*features_param + param_len, " -F %s:", mod->name);
-
-    for (j = 0; j < set->count; j++) {
-        strcat(*features_param, set->objs[j]);
-        /* no trailing comma */
-        if (j != (set->count - 1)) {
-            strcat(*features_param, ",");
-        }
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-
-error:
-    YLMSG_E("Memory allocation failed (%s:%d, %s).\n", __FILE__, __LINE__, strerror(errno));
-    return 1;
-}
-
-int
-print_all_features(struct ly_out *out, const struct ly_ctx *ctx, ly_bool generate_features, char **features_param)
-{
-    int ret = 0;
-    uint32_t i = 0;
-    struct lys_module *mod;
-    struct ly_set set = {0};
-
-    while ((mod = ly_ctx_get_module_iter(ctx, &i)) != NULL) {
-        /* only care about implemented modules */
-        if (!mod->implemented) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        /* always erase the set, so the previous module's features don't carry over to the next module's features */
-        ly_set_erase(&set, NULL);
-
-        if (collect_features(mod, &set)) {
-            ret = 1;
-            goto cleanup;
-        }
-
-        if (generate_features && generate_features_output(mod, &set, features_param)) {
-            ret = 1;
-            goto cleanup;
-        }
-        print_features(out, mod, &set);
-    }
-
-cleanup:
-    ly_set_erase(&set, NULL);
-    return ret;
-}
-
-void
-free_cmdline_file(void *cmdline_file)
-{
-    struct cmdline_file *rec = (struct cmdline_file *)cmdline_file;
-
-    if (rec) {
-        ly_in_free(rec->in, 1);
-        free(rec);
-    }
-}
-
-void
-free_cmdline(char *argv[])
-{
-    if (argv) {
-        free(argv[0]);
-        free(argv);
-    }
-}
-
-int
-parse_cmdline(const char *cmdline, int *argc_p, char **argv_p[])
-{
-    int count;
-    char **vector;
     char *ptr;
-    char qmark = 0;
-
-    assert(cmdline);
-    assert(argc_p);
-    assert(argv_p);
-
-    /* init */
-    optind = 0; /* reinitialize getopt() */
-    count = 1;
-    vector = malloc((count + 1) * sizeof *vector);
-    vector[0] = strdup(cmdline);
-
-    /* command name */
-    strtok(vector[0], " ");
-
-    /* arguments */
-    while ((ptr = strtok(NULL, " "))) {
-        size_t len;
-        void *r;
-
-        len = strlen(ptr);
-
-        if (qmark) {
-            /* still in quotated text */
-            /* remove NULL termination of the previous token since it is not a token,
-             * but a part of the quotation string */
-            ptr[-1] = ' ';
-
-            if ((ptr[len - 1] == qmark) && (ptr[len - 2] != '\\')) {
-                /* end of quotation */
-                qmark = 0;
-                /* shorten the argument by the terminating quotation mark */
-                ptr[len - 1] = '\0';
-            }
-            continue;
-        }
 
-        /* another token in cmdline */
-        ++count;
-        r = realloc(vector, (count + 1) * sizeof *vector);
-        if (!r) {
-            YLMSG_E("Memory allocation failed (%s:%d, %s).\n", __FILE__, __LINE__, strerror(errno));
-            free(vector);
-            return -1;
-        }
-        vector = r;
-        vector[count - 1] = ptr;
-
-        if ((ptr[0] == '"') || (ptr[0] == '\'')) {
-            /* remember the quotation mark to identify end of quotation */
-            qmark = ptr[0];
-
-            /* move the remembered argument after the quotation mark */
-            ++vector[count - 1];
-
-            /* check if the quotation is terminated within this token */
-            if ((ptr[len - 1] == qmark) && (ptr[len - 2] != '\\')) {
-                /* end of quotation */
-                qmark = 0;
-                /* shorten the argument by the terminating quotation mark */
-                ptr[len - 1] = '\0';
-            }
+    if ((ptr = strrchr(filename, '.')) != NULL) {
+        ++ptr;
+        if (!strcmp(ptr, "yang")) {
+            return LYS_IN_YANG;
+        } else if (!strcmp(ptr, "yin")) {
+            return LYS_IN_YIN;
+        } else {
+            return LYS_IN_UNKNOWN;
         }
+    } else {
+        return LYS_IN_UNKNOWN;
     }
-    vector[count] = NULL;
-
-    *argc_p = count;
-    *argv_p = vector;
-
-    return 0;
 }
 
-int
-get_format(const char *filename, LYS_INFORMAT *schema, LYD_FORMAT *data)
+LYD_FORMAT
+get_data_format(const char *filename)
 {
     char *ptr;
-    LYS_INFORMAT informat_s;
-    LYD_FORMAT informat_d;
 
-    /* get the file format */
     if ((ptr = strrchr(filename, '.')) != NULL) {
         ++ptr;
-        if (!strcmp(ptr, "yang")) {
-            informat_s = LYS_IN_YANG;
-            informat_d = 0;
-        } else if (!strcmp(ptr, "yin")) {
-            informat_s = LYS_IN_YIN;
-            informat_d = 0;
-        } else if (!strcmp(ptr, "xml")) {
-            informat_s = 0;
-            informat_d = LYD_XML;
+        if (!strcmp(ptr, "xml")) {
+            return LYD_XML;
         } else if (!strcmp(ptr, "json")) {
-            informat_s = 0;
-            informat_d = LYD_JSON;
+            return LYD_JSON;
         } else if (!strcmp(ptr, "lyb")) {
-            informat_s = 0;
-            informat_d = LYD_LYB;
+            return LYD_LYB;
         } else {
-            YLMSG_E("Input file \"%s\" in an unknown format \"%s\".\n", filename, ptr);
-            return 0;
+            return LYD_UNKNOWN;
         }
     } else {
-        YLMSG_E("Input file \"%s\" without file extension - unknown format.\n", filename);
-        return 1;
+        return LYD_UNKNOWN;
     }
-
-    if (informat_d) {
-        if (!data) {
-            YLMSG_E("Input file \"%s\" not expected to contain data instances (unexpected format).\n", filename);
-            return 2;
-        }
-        (*data) = informat_d;
-    } else if (informat_s) {
-        if (!schema) {
-            YLMSG_E("Input file \"%s\" not expected to contain schema definition (unexpected format).\n", filename);
-            return 3;
-        }
-        (*schema) = informat_s;
-    }
-
-    return 0;
 }
 
 int
-print_list(struct ly_out *out, struct ly_ctx *ctx, LYD_FORMAT outformat)
+get_format(const char *filepath, LYS_INFORMAT *schema_form, LYD_FORMAT *data_form)
 {
-    struct lyd_node *ylib;
-    uint32_t idx = 0, has_modules = 0;
-    const struct lys_module *mod;
-
-    if (outformat != LYD_UNKNOWN) {
-        if (ly_ctx_get_yanglib_data(ctx, &ylib, "%u", ly_ctx_get_change_count(ctx))) {
-            YLMSG_E("Getting context info (ietf-yang-library data) failed. If the YANG module is missing or not implemented, use an option to add it internally.\n");
-            return 1;
-        }
-
-        lyd_print_all(out, ylib, outformat, 0);
-        lyd_free_all(ylib);
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    /* iterate schemas in context and provide just the basic info */
-    ly_print(out, "List of the loaded models:\n");
-    while ((mod = ly_ctx_get_module_iter(ctx, &idx))) {
-        has_modules++;
-
-        /* conformance print */
-        if (mod->implemented) {
-            ly_print(out, "    I");
-        } else {
-            ly_print(out, "    i");
-        }
-
-        /* module print */
-        ly_print(out, " %s", mod->name);
-        if (mod->revision) {
-            ly_print(out, "@%s", mod->revision);
-        }
+    LYS_INFORMAT schema;
+    LYD_FORMAT data;
 
-        /* submodules print */
-        if (mod->parsed && mod->parsed->includes) {
-            uint64_t u = 0;
+    schema = !schema_form || !*schema_form ? LYS_IN_UNKNOWN : *schema_form;
+    data = !data_form || !*data_form ? LYD_UNKNOWN : *data_form;
 
-            ly_print(out, " (");
-            LY_ARRAY_FOR(mod->parsed->includes, u) {
-                ly_print(out, "%s%s", !u ? "" : ",", mod->parsed->includes[u].name);
-                if (mod->parsed->includes[u].rev[0]) {
-                    ly_print(out, "@%s", mod->parsed->includes[u].rev);
-                }
-            }
-            ly_print(out, ")");
-        }
-
-        /* finish the line */
-        ly_print(out, "\n");
+    if (!schema) {
+        schema = get_schema_format(filepath);
     }
-
-    if (!has_modules) {
-        ly_print(out, "\t(none)\n");
+    if (!data) {
+        data = get_data_format(filepath);
     }
 
-    ly_print_flush(out);
-    return 0;
-}
-
-int
-evaluate_xpath(const struct lyd_node *tree, const char *xpath)
-{
-    struct ly_set *set = NULL;
-
-    if (lyd_find_xpath(tree, xpath, &set)) {
+    if (!schema && !data) {
+        YLMSG_E("Input schema format for %s file not recognized.", filepath);
+        return -1;
+    } else if (!data && !schema) {
+        YLMSG_E("Input data format for %s file not recognized.", filepath);
         return -1;
     }
+    assert(schema || data);
 
-    /* print result */
-    printf("XPath \"%s\" evaluation result:\n", xpath);
-    if (!set->count) {
-        printf("\tEmpty\n");
-    } else {
-        for (uint32_t u = 0; u < set->count; ++u) {
-            struct lyd_node *node = (struct lyd_node *)set->objs[u];
-
-            printf("  %s \"%s\"", lys_nodetype2str(node->schema->nodetype), node->schema->name);
-            if (node->schema->nodetype & (LYS_LEAF | LYS_LEAFLIST)) {
-                printf(" (value: \"%s\")\n", lyd_get_value(node));
-            } else if (node->schema->nodetype == LYS_LIST) {
-                printf(" (");
-                for (struct lyd_node *key = ((struct lyd_node_inner *)node)->child; key && lysc_is_key(key->schema); key = key->next) {
-                    printf("%s\"%s\": \"%s\";", (key != ((struct lyd_node_inner *)node)->child) ? " " : "",
-                            key->schema->name, lyd_get_value(key));
-                }
-                printf(")\n");
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    ly_set_free(set, NULL);
-    return 0;
-}
-
-LY_ERR
-process_data(struct ly_ctx *ctx, enum lyd_type data_type, uint8_t merge, LYD_FORMAT format, struct ly_out *out,
-        uint32_t options_parse, uint32_t options_validate, uint32_t options_print, struct cmdline_file *operational_f,
-        struct cmdline_file *rpc_f, struct ly_set *inputs, struct ly_set *xpaths)
-{
-    LY_ERR ret = LY_SUCCESS;
-    struct lyd_node *tree = NULL, *op = NULL, *envp = NULL, *merged_tree = NULL, *oper_tree = NULL;
-    char *path = NULL;
-    struct ly_set *set = NULL;
-
-    /* additional operational datastore */
-    if (operational_f && operational_f->in) {
-        ret = lyd_parse_data(ctx, NULL, operational_f->in, operational_f->format, LYD_PARSE_ONLY, 0, &oper_tree);
-        if (ret) {
-            YLMSG_E("Failed to parse operational datastore file \"%s\".\n", operational_f->path);
-            goto cleanup;
-        }
-    }
-
-    for (uint32_t u = 0; u < inputs->count; ++u) {
-        struct cmdline_file *input_f = (struct cmdline_file *)inputs->objs[u];
-
-        switch (data_type) {
-        case LYD_TYPE_DATA_YANG:
-            ret = lyd_parse_data(ctx, NULL, input_f->in, input_f->format, options_parse, options_validate, &tree);
-            break;
-        case LYD_TYPE_RPC_YANG:
-        case LYD_TYPE_REPLY_YANG:
-        case LYD_TYPE_NOTIF_YANG:
-            ret = lyd_parse_op(ctx, NULL, input_f->in, input_f->format, data_type, &tree, &op);
-            break;
-        case LYD_TYPE_RPC_NETCONF:
-        case LYD_TYPE_NOTIF_NETCONF:
-            ret = lyd_parse_op(ctx, NULL, input_f->in, input_f->format, data_type, &envp, &op);
-
-            /* adjust pointers */
-            for (tree = op; lyd_parent(tree); tree = lyd_parent(tree)) {}
-            break;
-        case LYD_TYPE_REPLY_NETCONF:
-            /* parse source RPC operation */
-            assert(rpc_f && rpc_f->in);
-            ret = lyd_parse_op(ctx, NULL, rpc_f->in, rpc_f->format, LYD_TYPE_RPC_NETCONF, &envp, &op);
-            if (ret) {
-                YLMSG_E("Failed to parse source NETCONF RPC operation file \"%s\".\n", rpc_f->path);
-                goto cleanup;
-            }
-
-            /* adjust pointers */
-            for (tree = op; lyd_parent(tree); tree = lyd_parent(tree)) {}
-
-            /* free input */
-            lyd_free_siblings(lyd_child(op));
-
-            /* we do not care */
-            lyd_free_all(envp);
-            envp = NULL;
-
-            ret = lyd_parse_op(ctx, op, input_f->in, input_f->format, data_type, &envp, NULL);
-            break;
-        default:
-            YLMSG_E("Internal error (%s:%d).\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
-            goto cleanup;
-        }
-
-        if (ret) {
-            YLMSG_E("Failed to parse input data file \"%s\".\n", input_f->path);
-            goto cleanup;
-        }
-
-        if (merge) {
-            /* merge the data so far parsed for later validation and print */
-            if (!merged_tree) {
-                merged_tree = tree;
-            } else {
-                ret = lyd_merge_siblings(&merged_tree, tree, LYD_MERGE_DESTRUCT);
-                if (ret) {
-                    YLMSG_E("Merging %s with previous data failed.\n", input_f->path);
-                    goto cleanup;
-                }
-            }
-            tree = NULL;
-        } else if (format) {
-            /* print */
-            switch (data_type) {
-            case LYD_TYPE_DATA_YANG:
-                lyd_print_all(out, tree, format, options_print);
-                break;
-            case LYD_TYPE_RPC_YANG:
-            case LYD_TYPE_REPLY_YANG:
-            case LYD_TYPE_NOTIF_YANG:
-            case LYD_TYPE_RPC_NETCONF:
-            case LYD_TYPE_NOTIF_NETCONF:
-                lyd_print_tree(out, tree, format, options_print);
-                break;
-            case LYD_TYPE_REPLY_NETCONF:
-                /* just the output */
-                lyd_print_tree(out, lyd_child(tree), format, options_print);
-                break;
-            default:
-                assert(0);
-            }
-        } else {
-            /* validation of the RPC/Action/reply/Notification with the operational datastore, if any */
-            switch (data_type) {
-            case LYD_TYPE_DATA_YANG:
-                /* already validated */
-                break;
-            case LYD_TYPE_RPC_YANG:
-            case LYD_TYPE_RPC_NETCONF:
-                ret = lyd_validate_op(tree, oper_tree, LYD_TYPE_RPC_YANG, NULL);
-                break;
-            case LYD_TYPE_REPLY_YANG:
-            case LYD_TYPE_REPLY_NETCONF:
-                ret = lyd_validate_op(tree, oper_tree, LYD_TYPE_REPLY_YANG, NULL);
-                break;
-            case LYD_TYPE_NOTIF_YANG:
-            case LYD_TYPE_NOTIF_NETCONF:
-                ret = lyd_validate_op(tree, oper_tree, LYD_TYPE_NOTIF_YANG, NULL);
-                break;
-            default:
-                assert(0);
-            }
-            if (ret) {
-                if (operational_f->path) {
-                    YLMSG_E("Failed to validate input data file \"%s\" with operational datastore \"%s\".\n",
-                            input_f->path, operational_f->path);
-                } else {
-                    YLMSG_E("Failed to validate input data file \"%s\".\n", input_f->path);
-                }
-                goto cleanup;
-            }
-
-            if (op && oper_tree && lyd_parent(op)) {
-                /* check operation parent existence */
-                path = lyd_path(lyd_parent(op), LYD_PATH_STD, NULL, 0);
-                if (!path) {
-                    ret = LY_EMEM;
-                    goto cleanup;
-                }
-                if ((ret = lyd_find_xpath(oper_tree, path, &set))) {
-                    goto cleanup;
-                }
-                if (!set->count) {
-                    YLMSG_E("Operation \"%s\" parent \"%s\" not found in the operational data.\n", LYD_NAME(op), path);
-                    ret = LY_EVALID;
-                    goto cleanup;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        /* next iter */
-        lyd_free_all(tree);
-        tree = NULL;
-        lyd_free_all(envp);
-        envp = NULL;
+    if (schema_form) {
+        *schema_form = schema;
     }
-
-    if (merge) {
-        /* validate the merged result */
-        ret = lyd_validate_all(&merged_tree, ctx, LYD_VALIDATE_PRESENT, NULL);
-        if (ret) {
-            YLMSG_E("Merged data are not valid.\n");
-            goto cleanup;
-        }
-
-        if (format) {
-            /* and print it */
-            lyd_print_all(out, merged_tree, format, options_print);
-        }
-
-        for (uint32_t u = 0; xpaths && (u < xpaths->count); ++u) {
-            if (evaluate_xpath(merged_tree, (const char *)xpaths->objs[u])) {
-                goto cleanup;
-            }
-        }
+    if (data_form) {
+        *data_form = data;
     }
 
-cleanup:
-    lyd_free_all(tree);
-    lyd_free_all(envp);
-    lyd_free_all(merged_tree);
-    lyd_free_all(oper_tree);
-    free(path);
-    ly_set_free(set, NULL);
-    return ret;
+    return 0;
 }
 
 const struct lysc_node *
@@ -812,7 +206,7 @@ find_schema_path(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *schema_path)
             /* - 1 because module_name_end points to ':' */
             module_name = strndup(schema_path + 1, module_name_end - schema_path - 1);
             if (!module_name) {
-                YLMSG_E("Memory allocation failed (%s:%d, %s)", __FILE__, __LINE__, strerror(errno));
+                YLMSG_E("Memory allocation failed (%s:%d, %s).", __FILE__, __LINE__, strerror(errno));
                 parent_node = NULL;
                 goto cleanup;
             }
@@ -866,3 +260,42 @@ cleanup:
     free(module_name);
     return parent_node;
 }
+
+LY_ERR
+ext_data_clb(const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, void *user_data, void **ext_data, ly_bool *ext_data_free)
+{
+    struct ly_ctx *ctx;
+    struct lyd_node *data = NULL;
+
+    ctx = ext->module->ctx;
+    if (user_data) {
+        lyd_parse_data_path(ctx, user_data, LYD_XML, LYD_PARSE_STRICT, LYD_VALIDATE_PRESENT, &data);
+    }
+
+    *ext_data = data;
+    *ext_data_free = 1;
+    return LY_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+LY_ERR
+searchpath_strcat(char **searchpaths, const char *path)
+{
+    uint64_t len;
+    char *new;
+
+    if (!(*searchpaths)) {
+        *searchpaths = strdup(path);
+        return LY_SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    len = strlen(*searchpaths) + strlen(path) + strlen(PATH_SEPARATOR);
+    new = realloc(*searchpaths, sizeof(char) * len + 1);
+    if (!new) {
+        return LY_EMEM;
+    }
+    strcat(new, PATH_SEPARATOR);
+    strcat(new, path);
+    *searchpaths = new;
+
+    return LY_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/tools/lint/common.h b/tools/lint/common.h
index 7c6a8ad..7c50e72 100644
--- a/tools/lint/common.h
+++ b/tools/lint/common.h
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 /**
  * @file common.h
  * @author Radek Krejci <rkrejci@cesnet.cz>
+ * @author Adam Piecek <piecek@cesnet.cz>
  * @brief libyang's yanglint tool - common functions and definitions for both interactive and non-interactive mode.
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2020 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
  *
  * This source code is licensed under BSD 3-Clause License (the "License").
  * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -33,16 +34,21 @@
 #define YL_DEFAULT_DATA_PARSE_OPTIONS LYD_PARSE_STRICT
 
 /**
+ * @brief Default data validation flags.
+ */
+#define YL_DEFAULT_DATA_VALIDATE_OPTIONS LYD_VALIDATE_MULTI_ERROR
+
+/**
  * @brief log error message
  */
 #define YLMSG_E(...) \
-        fprintf(stderr, "YANGLINT[E]: " __VA_ARGS__)
+        yl_log(1, __VA_ARGS__);
 
 /**
  * @brief log warning message
  */
 #define YLMSG_W(...) \
-        fprintf(stderr, "YANGLINT[W]: " __VA_ARGS__)
+        yl_log(0, __VA_ARGS__);
 
 #ifndef _WIN32
 # define PATH_SEPARATOR ":"
@@ -50,90 +56,16 @@
 # define PATH_SEPARATOR ";"
 #endif
 
-/**
- * @brief Storage for the list of the features (their names) in a specific YANG module.
- */
-struct schema_features {
-    char *mod_name;
-    char **features;
-    ly_bool applied;
-};
-
-/**
- * @brief Data connected with a file provided on a command line as a file path.
- */
-struct cmdline_file {
-    struct ly_in *in;
-    const char *path;
-    LYD_FORMAT format;
-};
-
-/**
- * @brief Free the schema features list (struct schema_features *)
- * @param[in,out] flist The (struct schema_features *) to free.
- */
-void free_features(void *flist);
-
-/**
- * @brief Get the list of features connected with the specific YANG module.
- *
- * @param[in] fset The set of features information (struct schema_features *).
- * @param[in] module Name of the YANG module which features should be found.
- * @param[out] features Pointer to the list of features being returned.
- */
-void get_features(struct ly_set *fset, const char *module, const char ***features);
-
-/**
- * @brief Parse features being specified for the specific YANG module.
- *
- * Format of the input @p fstring is as follows: <module_name>:[<feature>,]*
- *
- * @param[in] fstring Input string to be parsed.
- * @param[in, out] fset Features information set (of struct schema_features *). The set is being filled.
- */
-int parse_features(const char *fstring, struct ly_set *fset);
-
-/**
- * @brief Collect all features of a module.
- *
- * @param[in] mod Module to be searched for features.
- * @param[out] set Set in which the features will be stored.
- * @return 0 on success.
- * @return 1 on error.
- */
-int collect_features(const struct lys_module *mod, struct ly_set *set);
-
-/**
- * @brief Print all features of a single module.
- *
- * @param[in] out The output handler for printing.
- * @param[in] mod Module which contains the features.
- * @param[in] set Set which holds the features.
- */
-void print_features(struct ly_out *out, const struct lys_module *mod, const struct ly_set *set);
-
-/**
- * @brief Generate a string, which will contain features paramater.
- *
- * @param[in] mod Module, for which the string will be generated.
- * @param[in] set Set containing the features.
- * @param[out] features_param String which will contain the output.
- * @return 0 on success.
- * @return 1 on error.
- */
-int generate_features_output(const struct lys_module *mod, const struct ly_set *set, char **features_param);
+struct cmdline_file;
 
 /**
- * @brief Print all features of all implemented modules.
+ * @brief Log a yanglint message.
  *
- * @param[in] out The output handler for printing.
- * @param[in] ctx Libyang context.
- * @param[in] generate_features Flag expressing whether to generate features parameter.
- * @param[out] features_param String, which will contain the output if the above flag is set.
- * @return 0 on success.
- * @return 1 on error.
+ * @param[in] err Whether the message is an error or a warning.
+ * @param[in] format Message format.
+ * @param[in] ... Format arguments.
  */
-int print_all_features(struct ly_out *out, const struct ly_ctx *ctx, ly_bool generate_features, char **features_param);
+void yl_log(ly_bool err, const char *format, ...);
 
 /**
  * @brief Parse path of a schema module file into the directory and module name.
@@ -141,7 +73,7 @@ int print_all_features(struct ly_out *out, const struct ly_ctx *ctx, ly_bool gen
  * @param[in] path Schema module file path to be parsed.
  * @param[out] dir Pointer to the directory path where the file resides. Caller is expected to free the returned string.
  * @param[out] module Pointer to the name of the module (without file suffixes or revision information) specified by the
- * @path. Caller is expected to free the returned string.
+ * @p path. Caller is expected to free the returned string.
  * @return 0 on success
  * @return -1 on error
  */
@@ -158,100 +90,69 @@ int parse_schema_path(const char *path, char **dir, char **module);
  * prohibited and such files are refused.
  * @param[out] format_data Format of the data detected from the file name. If NULL specified, the data formats are
  * prohibited and such files are refused.
- * @param[out] in Created input handler referring the file behind the @p filepath.
+ * @param[out] in Created input handler referring the file behind the @p filepath. Can be NULL.
  * @return 0 on success.
  * @return -1 on failure.
  */
 int get_input(const char *filepath, LYS_INFORMAT *format_schema, LYD_FORMAT *format_data, struct ly_in **in);
 
 /**
- * @brief Free the command line file data (struct cmdline_file *)
- * @param[in,out] cmdline_file The (struct cmdline_file *) to free.
- */
-void free_cmdline_file(void *cmdline_file);
-
-/**
- * @brief Create and fill the command line file data (struct cmdline_file *).
- * @param[in] set Optional parameter in case the record is supposed to be added into a set.
- * @param[in] in Input file handler.
- * @param[in] path Filepath of the file.
- * @param[in] format Format of the data file.
- * @return The created command line file structure.
- * @return NULL on failure
- */
-struct cmdline_file *fill_cmdline_file(struct ly_set *set, struct ly_in *in, const char *path, LYD_FORMAT format);
-
-/**
- * @brief Helper function to prepare argc, argv pair from a command line string.
+ * @brief Get schema format of the @p filename's content according to the @p filename's suffix.
  *
- * @param[in] cmdline Complete command line string.
- * @param[out] argc_p Pointer to store argc value.
- * @param[out] argv_p Pointer to store argv vector.
- * @return 0 on success, non-zero on failure.
+ * @param[in] filename Name of the file to examine.
+ * @return Detected schema input format.
  */
-int parse_cmdline(const char *cmdline, int *argc_p, char **argv_p[]);
+LYS_INFORMAT get_schema_format(const char *filename);
 
 /**
- * @brief Destructor for the argument vector prepared by ::parse_cmdline().
+ * @brief Get data format of the @p filename's content according to the @p filename's suffix.
  *
- * @param[in,out] argv Argument vector to destroy.
+ * @param[in] filename Name of the file to examine.
+ * @return Detected data input format.
  */
-void free_cmdline(char *argv[]);
+LYD_FORMAT get_data_format(const char *filename);
 
 /**
- * @brief Get expected format of the @p filename's content according to the @p filename's suffix.
- * @param[in] filename Name of the file to examine.
- * @param[out] schema Pointer to a variable to store the expected input schema format. Do not provide the pointer in case a
- * schema format is not expected.
- * @param[out] data Pointer to a variable to store the expected input data format. Do not provide the pointer in case a data
- * format is not expected.
+ * @brief Get format of the @p filename's content according to the @p filename's suffix.
+ *
+ * Either the @p schema or @p data parameter is set.
+ *
+ * @param[in] filepath Name of the file to examine.
+ * @param[out] schema_form Pointer to a variable to store the input schema format.
+ * @param[out] data_form Pointer to a variable to store the expected input data format.
  * @return zero in case a format was successfully detected.
  * @return nonzero in case it is not possible to get valid format from the @p filename.
  */
-int get_format(const char *filename, LYS_INFORMAT *schema, LYD_FORMAT *data);
+int get_format(const char *filepath, LYS_INFORMAT *schema_form, LYD_FORMAT *data_form);
 
 /**
- * @brief Print list of schemas in the context.
+ * @brief Get the node specified by the path.
  *
- * @param[in] out Output handler where to print.
- * @param[in] ctx Context to print.
- * @param[in] outformat Optional output format. If not specified (:LYD_UNKNOWN), a simple list with single module per line
- * is printed. Otherwise, the ietf-yang-library data are printed in the specified format.
- * @return zero in case the data successfully printed.
- * @return nonzero in case of error.
+ * @param[in] ctx libyang context with schema.
+ * @param[in] schema_path Path to the wanted node.
+ * @return Pointer to the schema node specified by the path on success, NULL otherwise.
  */
-int print_list(struct ly_out *out, struct ly_ctx *ctx, LYD_FORMAT outformat);
+const struct lysc_node *find_schema_path(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *schema_path);
 
 /**
- * @brief Process the input data files - parse, validate and print according to provided options.
+ * @brief General callback providing run-time extension instance data.
  *
- * @param[in] ctx libyang context with schema.
- * @param[in] data_type The type of data in the input files.
- * @param[in] merge Flag if the data should be merged before validation.
- * @param[in] format Data format for printing.
- * @param[in] out The output handler for printing.
- * @param[in] options_parse Parser options.
- * @param[in] options_validate Validation options.
- * @param[in] options_print Printer options.
- * @param[in] operational_f Optional operational datastore file information for the case of an extended validation of
- * operation(s).
- * @param[in] rpc_f Source RPC operation file information for parsing NETCONF rpc-reply.
- * @param[in] inputs Set of file informations of input data files.
- * @param[in] xpath The set of XPaths to be evaluated on the processed data tree, basic information about the resulting set
- * is printed. Alternative to data printing.
+ * @param[in] ext Compiled extension instance.
+ * @param[in] user_data User-supplied callback data.
+ * @param[out] ext_data Provided extension instance data.
+ * @param[out] ext_data_free Whether the extension instance should free @p ext_data or not.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR process_data(struct ly_ctx *ctx, enum lyd_type data_type, uint8_t merge, LYD_FORMAT format, struct ly_out *out,
-        uint32_t options_parse, uint32_t options_validate, uint32_t options_print, struct cmdline_file *operational_f,
-        struct cmdline_file *rpc_f, struct ly_set *inputs, struct ly_set *xpaths);
+LY_ERR ext_data_clb(const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, void *user_data, void **ext_data, ly_bool *ext_data_free);
 
 /**
- * @brief Get the node specified by the path.
+ * @brief Concatenation of paths into one string.
  *
- * @param[in] ctx libyang context with schema.
- * @param[in] schema_path Path to the wanted node.
- * @return Pointer to the schema node specified by the path on success, NULL otherwise.
+ * @param[in,out] searchpaths Collection of paths in the single string. Paths are delimited by colon ":"
+ * (on Windows, used semicolon ";" instead).
+ * @param[in] path Path to add.
+ * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-const struct lysc_node * find_schema_path(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *schema_path);
+LY_ERR searchpath_strcat(char **searchpaths, const char *path);
 
 #endif /* COMMON_H_ */
diff --git a/tools/lint/completion.c b/tools/lint/completion.c
index 9843816..67c6b68 100644
--- a/tools/lint/completion.c
+++ b/tools/lint/completion.c
@@ -43,14 +43,18 @@ cmd_completion_add_match(const char *match, char ***matches, unsigned int *match
 {
     void *p;
 
-    ++(*match_count);
-    p = realloc(*matches, *match_count * sizeof **matches);
+    p = realloc(*matches, (*match_count + 1) * sizeof **matches);
     if (!p) {
-        YLMSG_E("Memory allocation failed (%s:%d, %s)", __FILE__, __LINE__, strerror(errno));
+        YLMSG_E("Memory allocation failed (%s:%d, %s).", __FILE__, __LINE__, strerror(errno));
         return;
     }
     *matches = p;
-    (*matches)[*match_count - 1] = strdup(match);
+    (*matches)[*match_count] = strdup(match);
+    if (!((*matches)[*match_count])) {
+        YLMSG_E("Memory allocation failed (%s:%d, %s).", __FILE__, __LINE__, strerror(errno));
+        return;
+    }
+    ++(*match_count);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -76,6 +80,34 @@ get_cmd_completion(const char *hint, char ***matches, unsigned int *match_count)
 }
 
 /**
+ * @brief Provides completion for arguments.
+ *
+ * @param[in] hint User input.
+ * @param[in] args Array of all possible arguments. The last element must be NULL.
+ * @param[out] matches Matches provided to the user as a completion hint.
+ * @param[out] match_count Number of matches.
+ */
+static void
+get_arg_completion(const char *hint, const char **args, char ***matches, unsigned int *match_count)
+{
+    int i;
+
+    *match_count = 0;
+    *matches = NULL;
+
+    for (i = 0; args[i]; i++) {
+        if (!strncmp(hint, args[i], strlen(hint))) {
+            cmd_completion_add_match(args[i], matches, match_count);
+        }
+    }
+    if (*match_count == 0) {
+        for (i = 0; args[i]; i++) {
+            cmd_completion_add_match(args[i], matches, match_count);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
  * @brief Provides completion for module names.
  *
  * @param[in] hint User input.
@@ -108,21 +140,21 @@ get_model_completion(const char *hint, char ***matches, unsigned int *match_coun
 /**
  * @brief Add all child nodes of a single node to the completion hint.
  *
- * @param[in] last_node Node of which children will be added to the hint.
- * @param matches[out] Matches provided to the user as a completion hint.
- * @param match_count[out] Number of matches.
+ * @param[in] parent Node of which children will be added to the hint.
+ * @param[out] matches Matches provided to the user as a completion hint.
+ * @param[out] match_count Number of matches.
  */
 static void
-single_hint_add_children(const struct lysc_node *last_node, char ***matches, unsigned int *match_count)
+single_hint_add_children(const struct lysc_node *parent, char ***matches, unsigned int *match_count)
 {
     const struct lysc_node *node = NULL;
     char *match;
 
-    if (!last_node) {
+    if (!parent) {
         return;
     }
 
-    while ((node = lys_getnext(node, last_node, NULL, LYS_GETNEXT_WITHCASE | LYS_GETNEXT_WITHCHOICE))) {
+    while ((node = lys_getnext(node, parent, NULL, LYS_GETNEXT_WITHCASE | LYS_GETNEXT_WITHCHOICE))) {
         match = lysc_path(node, LYSC_PATH_LOG, NULL, 0);
         cmd_completion_add_match(match, matches, match_count);
         free(match);
@@ -157,13 +189,13 @@ add_all_children_nodes(const struct lysc_module *module, const struct lysc_node
         if (parent && (node->module != parent->module)) {
             /* augmented node */
             if (asprintf(&node_name, "%s:%s", node->module->name, node->name) == -1) {
-                YLMSG_E("Memory allocation failed (%s:%d, %s)", __FILE__, __LINE__, strerror(errno));
+                YLMSG_E("Memory allocation failed (%s:%d, %s).", __FILE__, __LINE__, strerror(errno));
                 break;
             }
         } else {
             node_name = strdup(node->name);
             if (!node_name) {
-                YLMSG_E("Memory allocation failed (%s:%d, %s)", __FILE__, __LINE__, strerror(errno));
+                YLMSG_E("Memory allocation failed (%s:%d, %s).", __FILE__, __LINE__, strerror(errno));
                 break;
             }
         }
@@ -229,7 +261,7 @@ get_schema_completion(const char *hint, char ***matches, unsigned int *match_cou
         /* module name known */
         module_name = strndup(start, end - start);
         if (!module_name) {
-            YLMSG_E("Memory allocation failed (%s:%d, %s)", __FILE__, __LINE__, strerror(errno));
+            YLMSG_E("Memory allocation failed (%s:%d, %s).", __FILE__, __LINE__, strerror(errno));
             rc = 1;
             goto cleanup;
         }
@@ -255,7 +287,7 @@ get_schema_completion(const char *hint, char ***matches, unsigned int *match_cou
         /* get rid of stuff after the last '/' to obtain the parent node */
         path = strndup(hint, start - hint);
         if (!path) {
-            YLMSG_E("Memory allocation failed (%s:%d, %s)", __FILE__, __LINE__, strerror(errno));
+            YLMSG_E("Memory allocation failed (%s:%d, %s).", __FILE__, __LINE__, strerror(errno));
             rc = 1;
             goto cleanup;
         }
@@ -277,6 +309,90 @@ cleanup:
 }
 
 /**
+ * @brief Get all possible argument hints for option.
+ *
+ * @param[in] hint User input.
+ * @param[out] matches Matches provided to the user as a completion hint.
+ * @param[out] match_count Number of matches.
+ */
+static void
+get_print_format_arg(const char *hint, char ***matches, unsigned int *match_count)
+{
+    const char *args[] = {"yang", "yin", "tree", "info", NULL};
+
+    get_arg_completion(hint, args, matches, match_count);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @copydoc get_print_format_arg
+ */
+static void
+get_data_type_arg(const char *hint, char ***matches, unsigned int *match_count)
+{
+    const char *args[] = {"data", "config", "get", "getconfig", "edit", "rpc", "reply", "notif", NULL};
+
+    get_arg_completion(hint, args, matches, match_count);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @copydoc get_print_format_arg
+ */
+static void
+get_data_in_format_arg(const char *hint, char ***matches, unsigned int *match_count)
+{
+    const char *args[] = {"xml", "json", "lyb", NULL};
+
+    get_arg_completion(hint, args, matches, match_count);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @copydoc get_print_format_arg
+ */
+static void
+get_data_default_arg(const char *hint, char ***matches, unsigned int *match_count)
+{
+    const char *args[] = {"all", "all-tagged", "trim", "implicit-tagged", NULL};
+
+    get_arg_completion(hint, args, matches, match_count);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @copydoc get_print_format_arg
+ */
+static void
+get_list_format_arg(const char *hint, char ***matches, unsigned int *match_count)
+{
+    const char *args[] = {"xml", "json", NULL};
+
+    get_arg_completion(hint, args, matches, match_count);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @copydoc get_print_format_arg
+ */
+static void
+get_verb_arg(const char *hint, char ***matches, unsigned int *match_count)
+{
+    const char *args[] = {"error", "warning", "verbose", "debug", NULL};
+
+    get_arg_completion(hint, args, matches, match_count);
+}
+
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+/**
+ * @copydoc get_print_format_arg
+ */
+static void
+get_debug_arg(const char *hint, char ***matches, unsigned int *match_count)
+{
+    const char *args[] = {"dict", "xpath", "dep-sets", NULL};
+
+    get_arg_completion(hint, args, matches, match_count);
+}
+
+#endif
+
+/**
  * @brief Get the string before the hint, which autocompletion is for.
  *
  * @param[in] buf Complete user input.
@@ -315,22 +431,37 @@ void
 complete_cmd(const char *buf, const char *hint, linenoiseCompletions *lc)
 {
     struct autocomplete {
-        const char *cmd;    /**< command */
-        const char *opt;    /**< optional option */
-        int last_opt;       /**< whether to autocomplete even if an option is last in the hint */
-
+        enum COMMAND_INDEX ci;      /**< command index to global variable 'commands' */
+        const char *opt;            /**< optional option */
         void (*ln_cb)(const char *, const char *, linenoiseCompletions *);  /**< linenoise callback to call */
         void (*yl_cb)(const char *, char ***, unsigned int *);              /**< yanglint callback to call */
     } ac[] = {
-        {"add", NULL, 1, linenoisePathCompletion, NULL},
-        {"searchpath", NULL, 0, linenoisePathCompletion, NULL},
-        {"data", NULL, 0, linenoisePathCompletion, NULL},
-        {"print", NULL, 0, NULL, get_model_completion},
-        {"feature", NULL, 0, NULL, get_model_completion},
-        {"print", "-P", 1, NULL, get_schema_completion},
+        {CMD_ADD,         NULL,    linenoisePathCompletion, NULL},
+        {CMD_PRINT,       "-f",    NULL, get_print_format_arg},
+        {CMD_PRINT,       "-P",    NULL, get_schema_completion},
+        {CMD_PRINT,       "-o",    linenoisePathCompletion, NULL},
+        {CMD_PRINT,       NULL,    NULL, get_model_completion},
+        {CMD_SEARCHPATH,  NULL,    linenoisePathCompletion, NULL},
+        {CMD_EXTDATA,     NULL,    linenoisePathCompletion, NULL},
+        {CMD_CLEAR,       "-Y",    linenoisePathCompletion, NULL},
+        {CMD_DATA,        "-t",    NULL, get_data_type_arg},
+        {CMD_DATA,        "-O",    linenoisePathCompletion, NULL},
+        {CMD_DATA,        "-R",    linenoisePathCompletion, NULL},
+        {CMD_DATA,        "-f",    NULL, get_data_in_format_arg},
+        {CMD_DATA,        "-F",    NULL, get_data_in_format_arg},
+        {CMD_DATA,        "-d",    NULL, get_data_default_arg},
+        {CMD_DATA,        "-o",    linenoisePathCompletion, NULL},
+        {CMD_DATA,        NULL,    linenoisePathCompletion, NULL},
+        {CMD_LIST,        NULL,    NULL, get_list_format_arg},
+        {CMD_FEATURE,     NULL,    NULL, get_model_completion},
+        {CMD_VERB,        NULL,    NULL, get_verb_arg},
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+        {CMD_DEBUG,       NULL,    NULL, get_debug_arg},
+#endif
     };
-    size_t cmd_len;
-    const char *last;
+    size_t name_len;
+    const char *last, *name, *getoptstr;
+    char opt[3] = {'\0', ':', '\0'};
     char **matches = NULL;
     unsigned int match_count = 0, i;
 
@@ -340,24 +471,27 @@ complete_cmd(const char *buf, const char *hint, linenoiseCompletions *lc)
 
     } else {
         for (i = 0; i < (sizeof ac / sizeof *ac); ++i) {
-            cmd_len = strlen(ac[i].cmd);
-            if (strncmp(buf, ac[i].cmd, cmd_len) || (buf[cmd_len] != ' ')) {
+            /* Find the right command. */
+            name = commands[ac[i].ci].name;
+            name_len = strlen(name);
+            if (strncmp(buf, name, name_len) || (buf[name_len] != ' ')) {
                 /* not this command */
                 continue;
             }
 
+            /* Select based on the right option. */
             last = get_last_str(buf, hint);
-            if (ac[i].opt && strncmp(ac[i].opt, last, strlen(ac[i].opt))) {
-                /* autocompletion for (another) option */
+            opt[0] = (last[0] == '-') && last[1] ? last[1] : '\0';
+            getoptstr = commands[ac[i].ci].optstring;
+            if (!ac[i].opt && opt[0] && strstr(getoptstr, opt)) {
+                /* completion for the argument must be defined */
                 continue;
-            }
-            if (!ac[i].last_opt && (last[0] == '-')) {
-                /* autocompletion for the command, not an option */
+            } else if (ac[i].opt && opt[0] && strncmp(ac[i].opt, last, strlen(ac[i].opt))) {
+                /* completion for (another) option */
+                continue;
+            } else if (ac[i].opt && !opt[0]) {
+                /* completion is defined for option */
                 continue;
-            }
-            if ((last != buf) && (last[0] != '-')) {
-                /* autocompleted */
-                return;
             }
 
             /* callback */
diff --git a/tools/lint/configuration.c b/tools/lint/configuration.c
index 86179fa..e3db668 100644
--- a/tools/lint/configuration.c
+++ b/tools/lint/configuration.c
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ get_yanglint_dir(void)
     char *user_home, *yl_dir;
 
     if (!(pw = getpwuid(getuid()))) {
-        YLMSG_E("Determining home directory failed (%s).\n", strerror(errno));
+        YLMSG_E("Determining home directory failed (%s).", strerror(errno));
         return NULL;
     }
     user_home = pw->pw_dir;
 
     yl_dir = malloc(strlen(user_home) + 1 + strlen(YL_DIR) + 1);
     if (!yl_dir) {
-        YLMSG_E("Memory allocation failed (%s).\n", strerror(errno));
+        YLMSG_E("Memory allocation failed (%s).", strerror(errno));
         return NULL;
     }
     sprintf(yl_dir, "%s/%s", user_home, YL_DIR);
@@ -53,17 +53,17 @@ get_yanglint_dir(void)
     if (ret == -1) {
         if (errno == ENOENT) {
             /* directory does not exist */
-            YLMSG_W("Configuration directory \"%s\" does not exist, creating it.\n", yl_dir);
+            YLMSG_W("Configuration directory \"%s\" does not exist, creating it.", yl_dir);
             if (mkdir(yl_dir, 00700)) {
                 if (errno != EEXIST) {
                     /* parallel execution, yay */
-                    YLMSG_E("Configuration directory \"%s\" cannot be created (%s).\n", yl_dir, strerror(errno));
+                    YLMSG_E("Configuration directory \"%s\" cannot be created (%s).", yl_dir, strerror(errno));
                     free(yl_dir);
                     return NULL;
                 }
             }
         } else {
-            YLMSG_E("Configuration directory \"%s\" exists but cannot be accessed (%s).\n", yl_dir, strerror(errno));
+            YLMSG_E("Configuration directory \"%s\" exists but cannot be accessed (%s).", yl_dir, strerror(errno));
             free(yl_dir);
             return NULL;
         }
@@ -83,16 +83,16 @@ load_config(void)
 
     history_file = malloc(strlen(yl_dir) + 9);
     if (!history_file) {
-        YLMSG_E("Memory allocation failed (%s).\n", strerror(errno));
+        YLMSG_E("Memory allocation failed (%s).", strerror(errno));
         free(yl_dir);
         return;
     }
 
     sprintf(history_file, "%s/history", yl_dir);
     if (access(history_file, F_OK) && (errno == ENOENT)) {
-        YLMSG_W("No saved history.\n");
+        YLMSG_W("No saved history.");
     } else if (linenoiseHistoryLoad(history_file)) {
-        YLMSG_E("Failed to load history.\n");
+        YLMSG_E("Failed to load history.");
     }
 
     free(history_file);
@@ -110,14 +110,14 @@ store_config(void)
 
     history_file = malloc(strlen(yl_dir) + 9);
     if (!history_file) {
-        YLMSG_E("Memory allocation failed (%s).\n", strerror(errno));
+        YLMSG_E("Memory allocation failed (%s).", strerror(errno));
         free(yl_dir);
         return;
     }
 
     sprintf(history_file, "%s/history", yl_dir);
     if (linenoiseHistorySave(history_file)) {
-        YLMSG_E("Failed to save history.\n");
+        YLMSG_E("Failed to save history.");
     }
 
     free(history_file);
diff --git a/tools/lint/examples/README.md b/tools/lint/examples/README.md
index 604591c..93d3c2a 100644
--- a/tools/lint/examples/README.md
+++ b/tools/lint/examples/README.md
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ combination with the command name you are interested in:
 ```
 > help searchpath
 Usage: searchpath [--clear] [<modules-dir-path> ...]
-                  Set paths of directories where to search for imports and
-                  includes of the schema modules. The current working directory
-                  and the path of the module being added is used implicitly.
-                  The 'load' command uses these paths to search even for the
-                  schema modules to be loaded.
+                  Set paths of directories where to search for imports and includes
+                  of the schema modules. Subdirectories are also searched. The current
+                  working directory and the path of the module being added is used implicitly.
+                  The 'load' command uses these paths to search even for the schema modules
+                  to be loaded.
 ```
 
 The input files referred in this document are available together with this
@@ -469,3 +469,68 @@ ietf-ip features:
   }
 }
 ```
+
+## YANG modules with the Schema Mount extension
+
+In these examples the non-interactive `yanglint` is used to simplify creating the context, a `yang-library` data file is
+used. The working directory is `libyang/tools/lint/examples` and *libyang* must be installed.
+
+**Print tree output of a model with Schema Mount**
+
+Command and its output:
+
+```
+$ yanglint -f tree -p . -Y sm-context-main.xml -x sm-context-extension.xml sm-main.yang
+module: sm-main
+  +--mp root* [node]
+  |  +--rw node    string
+  +--mp root2
+  +--rw root3
+     +--mp my-list* [name]
+        +--rw things/* [name]
+        |  +--rw name         -> /if:interfaces/if:interface/if:name
+        |  +--rw attribute?   uint32
+        +--rw not-compiled/
+        |  +--rw first?    string
+        |  +--rw second?   string
+        +--rw interfaces@
+        |  +--rw interface* [name]
+        |     +--rw name    string
+        |     +--rw type    identityref
+        +--rw name    string
+```
+
+**Validating and printing mounted data**
+
+Command and its output:
+
+```
+$ yanglint -f json -t config -p . -Y sm-context-main.xml -x sm-context-extension.xml sm-data.xml
+{
+  "ietf-interfaces:interfaces": {
+    "interface": [
+      {
+        "name": "eth0",
+        "type": "iana-if-type:ethernetCsmacd"
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "eth1",
+        "type": "iana-if-type:ethernetCsmacd"
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "sm-main:root3": {
+    "my-list": [
+      {
+        "name": "list item 1",
+        "sm-extension:things": [
+          {
+            "name": "eth0",
+            "attribute": 1
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}
+```
diff --git a/tools/lint/main.c b/tools/lint/main.c
index 9f0d027..43b90c8 100644
--- a/tools/lint/main.c
+++ b/tools/lint/main.c
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 /**
  * @file main.c
  * @author Radek Krejci <rkrejci@cesnet.cz>
+ * @author Adam Piecek <piecek@cesnet.cz>
  * @brief libyang's yanglint tool
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2020 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2023 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
  *
  * This source code is licensed under BSD 3-Clause License (the "License").
  * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "completion.h"
 #include "configuration.h"
 #include "linenoise/linenoise.h"
+#include "yl_opt.h"
 
 int done;
 struct ly_ctx *ctx = NULL;
@@ -37,25 +39,32 @@ int main_ni(int argc, char *argv[]);
 int
 main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-    char *cmdline;
-    int cmdlen;
+    int cmdlen, posc, i, j;
+    struct yl_opt yo = {0};
+    char *empty = NULL, *cmdline;
+    char **posv;
+    uint8_t cmd_found;
 
     if (argc > 1) {
         /* run in non-interactive mode */
         return main_ni(argc, argv);
     }
+    yo.interactive = 1;
 
     /* continue in interactive mode */
     linenoiseSetCompletionCallback(complete_cmd);
     load_config();
 
     if (ly_ctx_new(NULL, YL_DEFAULT_CTX_OPTIONS, &ctx)) {
-        YLMSG_E("Failed to create context.\n");
+        YLMSG_E("Failed to create context.");
         return 1;
     }
 
     while (!done) {
-        uint8_t executed = 0;
+        cmd_found = 0;
+
+        posv = &empty;
+        posc = 0;
 
         /* get the command from user */
         cmdline = linenoise(PROMPT);
@@ -76,25 +85,48 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
         for (cmdlen = 0; cmdline[cmdlen] && (cmdline[cmdlen] != ' '); cmdlen++) {}
 
         /* execute the command if any valid specified */
-        for (uint16_t i = 0; commands[i].name; i++) {
+        for (i = 0; commands[i].name; i++) {
             if (strncmp(cmdline, commands[i].name, (size_t)cmdlen) || (commands[i].name[cmdlen] != '\0')) {
                 continue;
             }
 
-            commands[i].func(&ctx, cmdline);
-            executed = 1;
+            cmd_found = 1;
+            if (commands[i].opt_func && commands[i].opt_func(&yo, cmdline, &posv, &posc)) {
+                break;
+            }
+            if (commands[i].dep_func && commands[i].dep_func(&yo, posc)) {
+                break;
+            }
+            if (posc) {
+                for (j = 0; j < posc; j++) {
+                    yo.last_one = (j + 1) == posc;
+                    if (commands[i].exec_func(&ctx, &yo, posv[j])) {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                commands[i].exec_func(&ctx, &yo, NULL);
+            }
+            if (commands[i].fin_func) {
+                commands[i].fin_func(ctx, &yo);
+            }
+
             break;
         }
 
-        if (!executed) {
+        if (!cmd_found) {
             /* if unknown command specified, tell it to user */
-            YLMSG_E("Unknown command \"%.*s\", type 'help' for more information.\n", cmdlen, cmdline);
+            YLMSG_E("Unknown command \"%.*s\", type 'help' for more information.", cmdlen, cmdline);
         }
 
         linenoiseHistoryAdd(cmdline);
         free(cmdline);
+        yl_opt_erase(&yo);
     }
 
+    /* Global variables in commands are freed. */
+    cmd_free();
+
     store_config();
     ly_ctx_destroy(ctx);
 
diff --git a/tools/lint/main_ni.c b/tools/lint/main_ni.c
index 04c2340..c08acc3 100644
--- a/tools/lint/main_ni.c
+++ b/tools/lint/main_ni.c
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
  * @file main_ni.c
  * @author Radek Krejci <rkrejci@cesnet.cz>
  * @author Michal Vasko <mvasko@cesnet.cz>
+ * @author Adam Piecek <piecek@cesnet.cz>
  * @brief libyang's yanglint tool - non-interactive code
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2020 - 2022 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 - 2023 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
  *
  * This source code is licensed under BSD 3-Clause License (the "License").
  * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -25,107 +26,13 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
 #include "libyang.h"
-#include "plugins_exts.h"
 
+#include "cmd.h"
 #include "common.h"
 #include "out.h"
 #include "tools/config.h"
-
-/**
- * @brief Context structure to hold and pass variables in a structured form.
- */
-struct context {
-    /* libyang context for the run */
-    const char *yang_lib_file;
-    uint16_t ctx_options;
-    struct ly_ctx *ctx;
-
-    /* prepared output (--output option or stdout by default) */
-    struct ly_out *out;
-
-    char *searchpaths;
-
-    /* options flags */
-    uint8_t list;        /* -l option to print list of schemas */
-
-    /* line length for 'tree' format */
-    size_t line_length; /* --tree-line-length */
-
-    /*
-     * schema
-     */
-    /* set schema modules' features via --features option (struct schema_features *) */
-    struct ly_set schema_features;
-
-    /* set of loaded schema modules (struct lys_module *) */
-    struct ly_set schema_modules;
-
-    /* options to parse and print schema modules */
-    uint32_t schema_parse_options;
-    uint32_t schema_print_options;
-
-    /* specification of printing schema node subtree, option --schema-node */
-    const char *schema_node_path;
-    const struct lysc_node *schema_node;
-    const char *submodule;
-
-    /* name of file containing explicit context passed to callback
-     * for schema-mount extension.  This also causes a callback to
-     * be registered.
-     */
-    char *schema_context_filename;
-
-    /* value of --format in case of schema format */
-    LYS_OUTFORMAT schema_out_format;
-    ly_bool feature_param_format;
-
-    /*
-     * data
-     */
-    /* various options based on --type option */
-    enum lyd_type data_type;
-    uint32_t data_parse_options;
-    uint32_t data_validate_options;
-    uint32_t data_print_options;
-
-    /* flag for --merge option */
-    uint8_t data_merge;
-
-    /* value of --format in case of data format */
-    LYD_FORMAT data_out_format;
-
-    /* input data files (struct cmdline_file *) */
-    struct ly_set data_inputs;
-
-    /* storage for --operational */
-    struct cmdline_file data_operational;
-
-    /* storage for --reply-rpc */
-    struct cmdline_file reply_rpc;
-};
-
-static void
-erase_context(struct context *c)
-{
-    /* data */
-    ly_set_erase(&c->data_inputs, free_cmdline_file);
-    ly_in_free(c->data_operational.in, 1);
-
-    /* schema */
-    ly_set_erase(&c->schema_features, free_features);
-    ly_set_erase(&c->schema_modules, NULL);
-
-    /* context */
-    free(c->searchpaths);
-    c->searchpaths = NULL;
-
-    ly_out_free(c->out, NULL,  0);
-    ly_ctx_destroy(c->ctx);
-
-    if (c->schema_context_filename) {
-        free(c->schema_context_filename);
-    }
-}
+#include "yl_opt.h"
+#include "yl_schema_features.h"
 
 static void
 version(void)
@@ -146,7 +53,8 @@ help(int shortout)
             "        printing them in the specified format.\n\n"
             "    yanglint -t (nc-)rpc/notif [-O <operational-file>] <schema>... <file>\n"
             "        Validates the YANG/NETCONF RPC/notification <file> according to the <schema>(s) using\n"
-            "        <operational-file> with possible references to the operational datastore data.\n\n"
+            "        <operational-file> with possible references to the operational datastore data.\n"
+            "        To validate nested-notification or action, the <operational-file> is required.\n\n"
             "    yanglint -t nc-reply -R <rpc-file> [-O <operational-file>] <schema>... <file>\n"
             "        Validates the NETCONF rpc-reply <file> of RPC <rpc-file> according to the <schema>(s)\n"
             "        using <operational-file> with possible references to the operational datastore data.\n\n"
@@ -169,10 +77,16 @@ help(int shortout)
             "                yang, yin, tree, info and feature-param for schemas,\n"
             "                xml, json, and lyb for data.\n\n");
 
+    printf("  -I FORMAT, --in-format=FORMAT\n"
+            "                Load the data in one of the following formats:\n"
+            "                xml, json, lyb\n"
+            "                If input format not specified, it is detected from the file extension.\n\n");
+
     printf("  -p PATH, --path=PATH\n"
             "                Search path for schema (YANG/YIN) modules. The option can be\n"
             "                used multiple times. The current working directory and the\n"
-            "                path of the module being added is used implicitly.\n\n");
+            "                path of the module being added is used implicitly. Subdirectories\n"
+            "                are also searched\n\n");
 
     printf("  -D, --disable-searchdir\n"
             "                Do not implicitly search in current working directory for\n"
@@ -251,6 +165,13 @@ help(int shortout)
             "      trim            - Remove all nodes with a default value.\n"
             "      implicit-tagged - Add missing nodes and mark them with the attribute.\n\n");
 
+    printf("  -E XPATH, --data-xpath=XPATH\n"
+            "                Evaluate XPATH expression over the data and print the nodes satisfying\n"
+            "                the expression. The output format is specific and the option cannot\n"
+            "                be combined with the -f and -d options. Also all the data\n"
+            "                inputs are merged into a single data tree where the expression\n"
+            "                is evaluated, so the -m option is always set implicitly.\n\n");
+
     printf("  -l, --list    Print info about the loaded schemas.\n"
             "                (i - imported module, I - implemented module)\n"
             "                In case the '-f' option with data encoding is specified,\n"
@@ -267,8 +188,8 @@ help(int shortout)
             "                Provide optional data to extend validation of the '(nc-)rpc',\n"
             "                '(nc-)reply' or '(nc-)notif' TYPEs. The FILE is supposed to contain\n"
             "                the operational datastore referenced from the operation.\n"
-            "                In case of a nested operation, its parent existence is also\n"
-            "                checked in these operational data.\n\n");
+            "                In case of a nested notification or action, its parent existence\n"
+            "                is also checked in these operational data.\n\n");
 
     printf("  -R FILE, --reply-rpc=FILE\n"
             "                Provide source RPC for parsing of the 'nc-reply' TYPE. The FILE\n"
@@ -287,6 +208,9 @@ help(int shortout)
             "                create an exact YANG schema context. If specified, the '-F'\n"
             "                parameter (enabled features) is ignored.\n\n");
 
+    printf("  -X, --extended-leafref\n"
+            "                Allow usage of deref() XPath function within leafref\n\n");
+
 #ifndef NDEBUG
     printf("  -G GROUPS, --debug=GROUPS\n"
             "                Enable printing of specific debugging message group\n"
@@ -321,11 +245,11 @@ libyang_verbclb(LY_LOG_LEVEL level, const char *msg, const char *path)
     }
 }
 
-static struct schema_features *
+static struct yl_schema_features *
 get_features_not_applied(const struct ly_set *fset)
 {
     for (uint32_t u = 0; u < fset->count; ++u) {
-        struct schema_features *sf = fset->objs[u];
+        struct yl_schema_features *sf = fset->objs[u];
 
         if (!sf->applied) {
             return sf;
@@ -335,190 +259,166 @@ get_features_not_applied(const struct ly_set *fset)
     return NULL;
 }
 
-static LY_ERR
-ext_data_clb(const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, void *user_data, void **ext_data, ly_bool *ext_data_free)
-{
-    struct ly_ctx *ctx;
-    struct lyd_node *data = NULL;
-
-    ctx = ext->module->ctx;
-    if (user_data) {
-        lyd_parse_data_path(ctx, user_data, LYD_XML, LYD_PARSE_STRICT, LYD_VALIDATE_PRESENT, &data);
-    }
-
-    *ext_data = data;
-    *ext_data_free = 1;
-    return LY_SUCCESS;
-}
-
-static LY_ERR
-searchpath_strcat(char **searchpaths, const char *path)
-{
-    uint64_t len;
-    char *new;
-
-    if (!(*searchpaths)) {
-        *searchpaths = strdup(path);
-        return LY_SUCCESS;
-    }
-
-    len = strlen(*searchpaths) + strlen(path) + strlen(PATH_SEPARATOR);
-    new = realloc(*searchpaths, sizeof(char) * len + 1);
-    if (!new) {
-        return LY_EMEM;
-    }
-    strcat(new, PATH_SEPARATOR);
-    strcat(new, path);
-    *searchpaths = new;
-
-    return LY_SUCCESS;
-}
-
+/**
+ * @brief Create the libyang context.
+ *
+ * @param[in] yang_lib_file Context can be defined in yang library file.
+ * @param[in] searchpaths Directories in which modules are searched.
+ * @param[in,out] schema_features Set of features.
+ * @param[in,out] ctx_options Options for libyang context.
+ * @param[out] ctx Context for libyang.
+ * @return 0 on success.
+ */
 static int
-fill_context_inputs(int argc, char *argv[], struct context *c)
+create_ly_context(const char *yang_lib_file, const char *searchpaths, struct ly_set *schema_features,
+        uint16_t *ctx_options, struct ly_ctx **ctx)
 {
-    struct ly_in *in = NULL;
-    struct schema_features *sf;
-    struct lys_module *mod;
-    const char *all_features[] = {"*", NULL};
-    char *dir = NULL, *module = NULL;
-
-    /* Create libyang context. */
-    if (c->yang_lib_file) {
+    if (yang_lib_file) {
         /* ignore features */
-        ly_set_erase(&c->schema_features, free_features);
+        ly_set_erase(schema_features, yl_schema_features_free);
 
-        if (ly_ctx_new_ylpath(c->searchpaths, c->yang_lib_file, LYD_UNKNOWN, c->ctx_options, &c->ctx)) {
-            YLMSG_E("Unable to modify libyang context with yang-library data.\n");
+        if (ly_ctx_new_ylpath(searchpaths, yang_lib_file, LYD_UNKNOWN, *ctx_options, ctx)) {
+            YLMSG_E("Unable to modify libyang context with yang-library data.");
             return -1;
         }
     } else {
         /* set imp feature flag if all should be enabled */
-        c->ctx_options |= !c->schema_features.count ? LY_CTX_ENABLE_IMP_FEATURES : 0;
+        (*ctx_options) |= !schema_features->count ? LY_CTX_ENABLE_IMP_FEATURES : 0;
 
-        if (ly_ctx_new(c->searchpaths, c->ctx_options, &c->ctx)) {
-            YLMSG_E("Unable to create libyang context\n");
+        if (ly_ctx_new(searchpaths, *ctx_options, ctx)) {
+            YLMSG_E("Unable to create libyang context.");
             return -1;
         }
     }
 
-    /* set callback providing run-time extension instance data */
-    if (c->schema_context_filename) {
-        ly_ctx_set_ext_data_clb(c->ctx, ext_data_clb, c->schema_context_filename);
-    }
+    return 0;
+}
 
-    /* process the operational and/or reply RPC content if any */
-    if (c->data_operational.path) {
-        if (get_input(c->data_operational.path, NULL, &c->data_operational.format, &c->data_operational.in)) {
-            return -1;
+/**
+ * @brief Implement module if some feature has not been applied.
+ *
+ * @param[in] schema_features Set of features.
+ * @param[in,out] ctx Context for libyang.
+ * @return 0 on success.
+ */
+static int
+apply_features(struct ly_set *schema_features, struct ly_ctx *ctx)
+{
+    struct yl_schema_features *sf;
+    struct lys_module *mod;
+
+    /* check that all specified features were applied, apply now if possible */
+    while ((sf = get_features_not_applied(schema_features))) {
+        /* try to find implemented or the latest revision of this module */
+        mod = ly_ctx_get_module_implemented(ctx, sf->mod_name);
+        if (!mod) {
+            mod = ly_ctx_get_module_latest(ctx, sf->mod_name);
         }
-    }
-    if (c->reply_rpc.path) {
-        if (get_input(c->reply_rpc.path, NULL, &c->reply_rpc.format, &c->reply_rpc.in)) {
-            return -1;
+        if (!mod) {
+            YLMSG_E("Specified features not applied, module \"%s\" not loaded.", sf->mod_name);
+            return 1;
         }
-    }
 
-    for (int i = 0; i < argc - optind; i++) {
-        LYS_INFORMAT format_schema = LYS_IN_UNKNOWN;
-        LYD_FORMAT format_data = LYD_UNKNOWN;
-
-        if (get_input(argv[optind + i], &format_schema, &format_data, &in)) {
-            goto error;
+        /* we have the module, implement it if needed and enable the specific features */
+        if (lys_set_implemented(mod, (const char **)sf->features)) {
+            YLMSG_E("Implementing module \"%s\" failed.", mod->name);
+            return 1;
         }
+        sf->applied = 1;
+    }
 
-        if (format_schema) {
-            LY_ERR ret;
-            uint8_t path_unset = 1; /* flag to unset the path from the searchpaths list (if not already present) */
-            const char **features;
+    return 0;
+}
 
-            /* parse the input */
-            if (parse_schema_path(argv[optind + i], &dir, &module)) {
-                goto error;
-            }
+/**
+ * @brief Parse and compile modules, data are only stored for later processing.
+ *
+ * @param[in] argc Number of strings in @p argv.
+ * @param[in] argv Strings from command line.
+ * @param[in] optind Index to the first input file in @p argv.
+ * @param[in] data_in_format Specified input data format.
+ * @param[in,out] ctx Context for libyang.
+ * @param[in,out] yo Options for yanglint.
+ * @return 0 on success.
+ */
+static int
+fill_context_inputs(int argc, char *argv[], int optind, LYD_FORMAT data_in_format, struct ly_ctx *ctx,
+        struct yl_opt *yo)
+{
+    char *filepath = NULL;
+    LYS_INFORMAT format_schema;
+    LYD_FORMAT format_data;
 
-            if (c->yang_lib_file) {
-                /* just get the module, it should already be parsed */
-                mod = ly_ctx_get_module_implemented(c->ctx, module);
-                if (!mod) {
-                    YLMSG_E("Schema module \"%s\" not implemented in yang-library data.\n", module);
-                    goto error;
-                }
-            } else {
-                /* add temporarily also the path of the module itself */
-                if (ly_ctx_set_searchdir(c->ctx, dir) == LY_EEXIST) {
-                    path_unset = 0;
-                }
+    for (int i = 0; i < argc - optind; i++) {
+        format_schema = LYS_IN_UNKNOWN;
+        format_data = data_in_format;
 
-                /* get features list for this module */
-                if (!c->schema_features.count) {
-                    features = all_features;
-                } else {
-                    get_features(&c->schema_features, module, &features);
-                }
+        filepath = argv[optind + i];
 
-                /* parse module */
-                ret = lys_parse(c->ctx, in, format_schema, features, &mod);
-                ly_ctx_unset_searchdir_last(c->ctx, path_unset);
-                if (ret) {
-                    YLMSG_E("Parsing schema module \"%s\" failed.\n", argv[optind + i]);
-                    goto error;
-                }
-            }
+        if (!filepath) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+        if (get_format(filepath, &format_schema, &format_data)) {
+            return -1;
+        }
 
-            /* temporary cleanup */
-            free(dir);
-            dir = NULL;
-            free(module);
-            module = NULL;
-
-            if (c->schema_out_format || c->feature_param_format) {
-                /* module will be printed */
-                if (ly_set_add(&c->schema_modules, (void *)mod, 1, NULL)) {
-                    YLMSG_E("Storing parsed schema module (%s) for print failed.\n", argv[optind + i]);
-                    goto error;
-                }
+        if (format_schema) {
+            if (cmd_add_exec(&ctx, yo, filepath)) {
+                return -1;
             }
-        } else if (format_data) {
-            if (!fill_cmdline_file(&c->data_inputs, in, argv[optind + i], format_data)) {
-                goto error;
+        } else {
+            if (cmd_data_store(&ctx, yo, filepath)) {
+                return -1;
             }
-            in = NULL;
         }
+    }
 
-        ly_in_free(in, 1);
-        in = NULL;
+    /* Check that all specified features were applied, apply now if possible. */
+    if (apply_features(&yo->schema_features, ctx)) {
+        return -1;
     }
 
-    /* check that all specified features were applied, apply now if possible */
-    while ((sf = get_features_not_applied(&c->schema_features))) {
-        /* try to find implemented or the latest revision of this module */
-        mod = ly_ctx_get_module_implemented(c->ctx, sf->mod_name);
-        if (!mod) {
-            mod = ly_ctx_get_module_latest(c->ctx, sf->mod_name);
-        }
-        if (!mod) {
-            YLMSG_E("Specified features not applied, module \"%s\" not loaded.\n", sf->mod_name);
-            goto error;
-        }
+    return 0;
+}
 
-        /* we have the module, implement it if needed and enable the specific features */
-        if (lys_set_implemented(mod, (const char **)sf->features)) {
-            YLMSG_E("Implementing module \"%s\" failed.\n", mod->name);
-            goto error;
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+/**
+ * @brief Enable specific debugging messages.
+ *
+ * @param[in] groups String in the form "<group>[,group>]*".
+ * @param[in,out] yo Options for yanglint.
+ * return 0 on success.
+ */
+static int
+set_debug_groups(char *groups, struct yl_opt *yo)
+{
+    int rc;
+    char *str, *end;
+
+    /* Process all debug arguments except the last one. */
+    for (str = groups; (end = strchr(str, ',')); str = end + 1) {
+        /* Temporary modify input string. */
+        *end = '\0';
+        rc = cmd_debug_store(NULL, yo, str);
+        *end = ',';
+        if (rc) {
+            return -1;
         }
-        sf->applied = 1;
+    }
+    /* Process single/last debug argument. */
+    if (cmd_debug_store(NULL, yo, str)) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    /* All debug arguments are valid, so they can apply. */
+    if (cmd_debug_setlog(NULL, yo)) {
+        return -1;
     }
 
     return 0;
-
-error:
-    ly_in_free(in, 1);
-    free(dir);
-    free(module);
-    return -1;
 }
 
+#endif
+
 /**
  * @brief Process command line options and store the settings into the context.
  *
@@ -527,10 +427,8 @@ error:
  * return 1 in case of success, but expect to exit.
  */
 static int
-fill_context(int argc, char *argv[], struct context *c)
+fill_context(int argc, char *argv[], struct yl_opt *yo, struct ly_ctx **ctx)
 {
-    int ret;
-
     int opt, opt_index;
     struct option options[] = {
         {"help",              no_argument,       NULL, 'h'},
@@ -542,6 +440,7 @@ fill_context(int argc, char *argv[], struct context *c)
         {"disable-searchdir", no_argument,       NULL, 'D'},
         {"features",          required_argument, NULL, 'F'},
         {"make-implemented",  no_argument,       NULL, 'i'},
+        {"in-format",         required_argument, NULL, 'I'},
         {"schema-node",       required_argument, NULL, 'P'},
         {"single-node",       no_argument,       NULL, 'q'},
         {"submodule",         required_argument, NULL, 's'},
@@ -550,6 +449,7 @@ fill_context(int argc, char *argv[], struct context *c)
         {"present",           no_argument,       NULL, 'e'},
         {"type",              required_argument, NULL, 't'},
         {"default",           required_argument, NULL, 'd'},
+        {"data-xpath",        required_argument, NULL, 'E'},
         {"list",              no_argument,       NULL, 'l'},
         {"tree-line-length",  required_argument, NULL, 'L'},
         {"output",            required_argument, NULL, 'o'},
@@ -558,6 +458,7 @@ fill_context(int argc, char *argv[], struct context *c)
         {"merge",             no_argument,       NULL, 'm'},
         {"yang-library",      no_argument,       NULL, 'y'},
         {"yang-library-file", required_argument, NULL, 'Y'},
+        {"extended-leafref",  no_argument,       NULL, 'X'},
 #ifndef NDEBUG
         {"debug",            required_argument, NULL, 'G'},
 #endif
@@ -565,15 +466,16 @@ fill_context(int argc, char *argv[], struct context *c)
     };
     uint8_t data_type_set = 0;
 
-    c->ctx_options = YL_DEFAULT_CTX_OPTIONS;
-    c->data_parse_options = YL_DEFAULT_DATA_PARSE_OPTIONS;
-    c->line_length = 0;
+    yo->ctx_options = YL_DEFAULT_CTX_OPTIONS;
+    yo->data_parse_options = YL_DEFAULT_DATA_PARSE_OPTIONS;
+    yo->data_validate_options = YL_DEFAULT_DATA_VALIDATE_OPTIONS;
+    yo->line_length = 0;
 
     opterr = 0;
 #ifndef NDEBUG
-    while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "hvVQf:p:DF:iP:qs:net:d:lL:o:O:R:myY:x:G:", options, &opt_index)) != -1)
+    while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "hvVQf:I:p:DF:iP:qs:neE:t:d:lL:o:O:R:myY:Xx:G:", options, &opt_index)) != -1)
 #else
-    while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "hvVQf:p:DF:iP:qs:net:d:lL:o:O:R:myY:x:", options, &opt_index)) != -1)
+    while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "hvVQf:I:p:DF:iP:qs:neE:t:d:lL:o:O:R:myY:Xx:", options, &opt_index)) != -1)
 #endif
     {
         switch (opt) {
@@ -609,138 +511,77 @@ fill_context(int argc, char *argv[], struct context *c)
         } /* case 'Q' */
 
         case 'f': /* --format */
-            if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "yang")) {
-                c->schema_out_format = LYS_OUT_YANG;
-                c->data_out_format = 0;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "yin")) {
-                c->schema_out_format = LYS_OUT_YIN;
-                c->data_out_format = 0;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "info")) {
-                c->schema_out_format = LYS_OUT_YANG_COMPILED;
-                c->data_out_format = 0;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "tree")) {
-                c->schema_out_format = LYS_OUT_TREE;
-                c->data_out_format = 0;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "xml")) {
-                c->schema_out_format = 0;
-                c->data_out_format = LYD_XML;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "json")) {
-                c->schema_out_format = 0;
-                c->data_out_format = LYD_JSON;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "lyb")) {
-                c->schema_out_format = 0;
-                c->data_out_format = LYD_LYB;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "feature-param")) {
-                c->feature_param_format = 1;
-            } else {
-                YLMSG_E("Unknown output format %s\n", optarg);
+            if (yl_opt_update_out_format(optarg, yo)) {
                 help(1);
                 return -1;
             }
             break;
 
-        case 'p': { /* --path */
-            struct stat st;
-
-            if (stat(optarg, &st) == -1) {
-                YLMSG_E("Unable to use search path (%s) - %s.\n", optarg, strerror(errno));
-                return -1;
-            }
-            if (!S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
-                YLMSG_E("Provided search path is not a directory.\n");
+        case 'I': /* --in-format */
+            if (yo_opt_update_data_in_format(optarg, yo)) {
+                YLMSG_E("Unknown input format %s.", optarg);
+                help(1);
                 return -1;
             }
+            break;
 
-            if (searchpath_strcat(&c->searchpaths, optarg)) {
-                YLMSG_E("Storing searchpath failed.\n");
+        case 'p':   /* --path */
+            if (searchpath_strcat(&yo->searchpaths, optarg)) {
+                YLMSG_E("Storing searchpath failed.");
                 return -1;
             }
-
             break;
-        } /* case 'p' */
+        /* case 'p' */
 
-        case 'D': /* --disable-search */
-            if (c->ctx_options & LY_CTX_DISABLE_SEARCHDIRS) {
-                YLMSG_W("The -D option specified too many times.\n");
-            }
-            if (c->ctx_options & LY_CTX_DISABLE_SEARCHDIR_CWD) {
-                c->ctx_options &= ~LY_CTX_DISABLE_SEARCHDIR_CWD;
-                c->ctx_options |= LY_CTX_DISABLE_SEARCHDIRS;
-            } else {
-                c->ctx_options |= LY_CTX_DISABLE_SEARCHDIR_CWD;
+        case 'D': /* --disable-searchdir */
+            if (yo->ctx_options & LY_CTX_DISABLE_SEARCHDIRS) {
+                YLMSG_W("The -D option specified too many times.");
             }
+            yo_opt_update_disable_searchdir(yo);
             break;
 
         case 'F': /* --features */
-            if (parse_features(optarg, &c->schema_features)) {
+            if (parse_features(optarg, &yo->schema_features)) {
                 return -1;
             }
             break;
 
         case 'i': /* --make-implemented */
-            if (c->ctx_options & LY_CTX_REF_IMPLEMENTED) {
-                c->ctx_options &= ~LY_CTX_REF_IMPLEMENTED;
-                c->ctx_options |= LY_CTX_ALL_IMPLEMENTED;
-            } else {
-                c->ctx_options |= LY_CTX_REF_IMPLEMENTED;
-            }
+            yo_opt_update_make_implemented(yo);
             break;
 
         case 'P': /* --schema-node */
-            c->schema_node_path = optarg;
+            yo->schema_node_path = optarg;
             break;
 
         case 'q': /* --single-node */
-            c->schema_print_options |= LYS_PRINT_NO_SUBSTMT;
+            yo->schema_print_options |= LYS_PRINT_NO_SUBSTMT;
             break;
 
         case 's': /* --submodule */
-            c->submodule = optarg;
+            yo->submodule = optarg;
             break;
 
         case 'x': /* --ext-data */
-            c->schema_context_filename = strdup(optarg);
+            yo->schema_context_filename = optarg;
             break;
 
         case 'n': /* --not-strict */
-            c->data_parse_options &= ~LYD_PARSE_STRICT;
+            yo->data_parse_options &= ~LYD_PARSE_STRICT;
             break;
 
         case 'e': /* --present */
-            c->data_validate_options |= LYD_VALIDATE_PRESENT;
+            yo->data_validate_options |= LYD_VALIDATE_PRESENT;
             break;
 
         case 't': /* --type */
             if (data_type_set) {
-                YLMSG_E("The data type (-t) cannot be set multiple times.\n");
+                YLMSG_E("The data type (-t) cannot be set multiple times.");
                 return -1;
             }
 
-            if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "config")) {
-                c->data_parse_options |= LYD_PARSE_NO_STATE;
-                c->data_validate_options |= LYD_VALIDATE_NO_STATE;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "get")) {
-                c->data_parse_options |= LYD_PARSE_ONLY;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "getconfig") || !strcasecmp(optarg, "get-config")) {
-                c->data_parse_options |= LYD_PARSE_ONLY | LYD_PARSE_NO_STATE;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "edit")) {
-                c->data_parse_options |= LYD_PARSE_ONLY;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "rpc")) {
-                c->data_type = LYD_TYPE_RPC_YANG;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "nc-rpc")) {
-                c->data_type = LYD_TYPE_RPC_NETCONF;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "reply")) {
-                c->data_type = LYD_TYPE_REPLY_YANG;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "nc-reply")) {
-                c->data_type = LYD_TYPE_REPLY_NETCONF;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "notif")) {
-                c->data_type = LYD_TYPE_NOTIF_YANG;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "nc-notif")) {
-                c->data_type = LYD_TYPE_NOTIF_NETCONF;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "data")) {
-                /* default option */
-            } else {
-                YLMSG_E("Unknown data tree type %s\n", optarg);
+            if (yl_opt_update_data_type(optarg, yo)) {
+                YLMSG_E("Unknown data tree type %s.", optarg);
                 help(1);
                 return -1;
             }
@@ -749,184 +590,128 @@ fill_context(int argc, char *argv[], struct context *c)
             break;
 
         case 'd': /* --default */
-            if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "all")) {
-                c->data_print_options = (c->data_print_options & ~LYD_PRINT_WD_MASK) | LYD_PRINT_WD_ALL;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "all-tagged")) {
-                c->data_print_options = (c->data_print_options & ~LYD_PRINT_WD_MASK) | LYD_PRINT_WD_ALL_TAG;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "trim")) {
-                c->data_print_options = (c->data_print_options & ~LYD_PRINT_WD_MASK) | LYD_PRINT_WD_TRIM;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "implicit-tagged")) {
-                c->data_print_options = (c->data_print_options & ~LYD_PRINT_WD_MASK) | LYD_PRINT_WD_IMPL_TAG;
-            } else {
-                YLMSG_E("Unknown default mode %s\n", optarg);
+            if (yo_opt_update_data_default(optarg, yo)) {
+                YLMSG_E("Unknown default mode %s.", optarg);
                 help(1);
                 return -1;
             }
             break;
 
+        case 'E': /* --data-xpath */
+            if (ly_set_add(&yo->data_xpath, optarg, 0, NULL)) {
+                YLMSG_E("Storing XPath \"%s\" failed.", optarg);
+                return -1;
+            }
+            break;
+
         case 'l': /* --list */
-            c->list = 1;
+            yo->list = 1;
             break;
 
         case 'L': /* --tree-line-length */
-            c->line_length = atoi(optarg);
+            yo->line_length = atoi(optarg);
             break;
 
         case 'o': /* --output */
-            if (c->out) {
-                YLMSG_E("Only a single output can be specified.\n");
+            if (yo->out) {
+                YLMSG_E("Only a single output can be specified.");
                 return -1;
             } else {
-                if (ly_out_new_filepath(optarg, &c->out)) {
-                    YLMSG_E("Unable open output file %s (%s)\n", optarg, strerror(errno));
+                if (ly_out_new_filepath(optarg, &yo->out)) {
+                    YLMSG_E("Unable open output file %s (%s).", optarg, strerror(errno));
                     return -1;
                 }
             }
             break;
 
         case 'O': /* --operational */
-            if (c->data_operational.path) {
-                YLMSG_E("The operational datastore (-O) cannot be set multiple times.\n");
+            if (yo->data_operational.path) {
+                YLMSG_E("The operational datastore (-O) cannot be set multiple times.");
                 return -1;
             }
-            c->data_operational.path = optarg;
+            yo->data_operational.path = optarg;
             break;
 
         case 'R': /* --reply-rpc */
-            if (c->reply_rpc.path) {
-                YLMSG_E("The PRC of the reply (-R) cannot be set multiple times.\n");
+            if (yo->reply_rpc.path) {
+                YLMSG_E("The PRC of the reply (-R) cannot be set multiple times.");
                 return -1;
             }
-            c->reply_rpc.path = optarg;
+            yo->reply_rpc.path = optarg;
             break;
 
         case 'm': /* --merge */
-            c->data_merge = 1;
+            yo->data_merge = 1;
             break;
 
         case 'y': /* --yang-library */
-            c->ctx_options &= ~LY_CTX_NO_YANGLIBRARY;
+            yo->ctx_options &= ~LY_CTX_NO_YANGLIBRARY;
             break;
 
         case 'Y': /* --yang-library-file */
-            c->ctx_options &= ~LY_CTX_NO_YANGLIBRARY;
-            c->yang_lib_file = optarg;
+            yo->ctx_options &= ~LY_CTX_NO_YANGLIBRARY;
+            yo->yang_lib_file = optarg;
             break;
 
-#ifndef NDEBUG
-        case 'G': { /* --debug */
-            uint32_t dbg_groups = 0;
-            const char *ptr = optarg;
-
-            while (ptr[0]) {
-                if (!strncasecmp(ptr, "dict", sizeof "dict" - 1)) {
-                    dbg_groups |= LY_LDGDICT;
-                    ptr += sizeof "dict" - 1;
-                } else if (!strncasecmp(ptr, "xpath", sizeof "xpath" - 1)) {
-                    dbg_groups |= LY_LDGXPATH;
-                    ptr += sizeof "xpath" - 1;
-                } else if (!strncasecmp(ptr, "dep-sets", sizeof "dep-sets" - 1)) {
-                    dbg_groups |= LY_LDGDEPSETS;
-                    ptr += sizeof "dep-sets" - 1;
-                }
+        case 'X': /* --extended-leafref */
+            yo->ctx_options |= LY_CTX_LEAFREF_EXTENDED;
+            break;
 
-                if (ptr[0]) {
-                    if (ptr[0] != ',') {
-                        YLMSG_E("Unknown debug group string \"%s\"\n", optarg);
-                        return -1;
-                    }
-                    ++ptr;
-                }
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+        case 'G':   /* --debug */
+            if (set_debug_groups(optarg, yo)) {
+                return -1;
             }
-            ly_log_dbg_groups(dbg_groups);
             break;
-        } /* case 'G' */
+            /* case 'G' */
 #endif
         default:
-            YLMSG_E("Invalid option or missing argument: -%c\n", optopt);
+            YLMSG_E("Invalid option or missing argument: -%c.", optopt);
             return -1;
         } /* switch */
     }
 
     /* additional checks for the options combinations */
-    if (!c->list && (optind >= argc)) {
+    if (!yo->list && (optind >= argc)) {
         help(1);
-        YLMSG_E("Missing <schema> to process.\n");
+        YLMSG_E("Missing <schema> to process.");
         return 1;
     }
 
-    if (c->data_merge) {
-        if (c->data_type || (c->data_parse_options & LYD_PARSE_ONLY)) {
-            /* switch off the option, incompatible input data type */
-            c->data_merge = 0;
-        } else {
-            /* postpone validation after the merge of all the input data */
-            c->data_parse_options |= LYD_PARSE_ONLY;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (c->data_operational.path && !c->data_type) {
-        YLMSG_E("Operational datastore takes effect only with RPCs/Actions/Replies/Notification input data types.\n");
-        c->data_operational.path = NULL;
-    }
-
-    if (c->reply_rpc.path && (c->data_type != LYD_TYPE_REPLY_NETCONF)) {
-        YLMSG_E("Source RPC is needed only for NETCONF Reply input data type.\n");
-        c->data_operational.path = NULL;
-    } else if (!c->reply_rpc.path && (c->data_type == LYD_TYPE_REPLY_NETCONF)) {
-        YLMSG_E("Missing source RPC (-R) for NETCONF Reply input data type.\n");
+    if (cmd_data_dep(yo, 0)) {
         return -1;
     }
-
-    if ((c->schema_out_format != LYS_OUT_TREE) && c->line_length) {
-        YLMSG_E("--tree-line-length take effect only in case of the tree output format.\n");
+    if (cmd_print_dep(yo, 0)) {
+        return -1;
     }
 
-    /* default output stream */
-    if (!c->out) {
-        if (ly_out_new_file(stdout, &c->out)) {
-            YLMSG_E("Unable to set stdout as output.\n");
-            return -1;
-        }
+    /* Create the libyang context. */
+    if (create_ly_context(yo->yang_lib_file, yo->searchpaths, &yo->schema_features, &yo->ctx_options, ctx)) {
+        return -1;
     }
 
-    if (c->schema_out_format == LYS_OUT_TREE) {
-        /* print tree from lysc_nodes */
-        c->ctx_options |= LY_CTX_SET_PRIV_PARSED;
+    /* Set callback providing run-time extension instance data. */
+    if (yo->schema_context_filename) {
+        ly_ctx_set_ext_data_clb(*ctx, ext_data_clb, yo->schema_context_filename);
     }
 
-    /* process input files provided as standalone command line arguments,
-     * schema modules are parsed and inserted into the context,
-     * data files are just checked and prepared into internal structures for further processing */
-    ret = fill_context_inputs(argc, argv, c);
-    if (ret) {
-        return ret;
+    /* Schema modules and data files are just checked and prepared into internal structures for further processing. */
+    if (fill_context_inputs(argc, argv, optind, yo->data_in_format, *ctx, yo)) {
+        return -1;
     }
 
     /* the second batch of checks */
-    if (c->schema_print_options && !c->schema_out_format) {
-        YLMSG_W("Schema printer options specified, but the schema output format is missing.\n");
+    if (yo->schema_print_options && !yo->schema_out_format) {
+        YLMSG_W("Schema printer options specified, but the schema output format is missing.");
     }
-    if (c->schema_parse_options && !c->schema_modules.count) {
-        YLMSG_W("Schema parser options specified, but no schema input file provided.\n");
+    if (yo->schema_parse_options && !yo->schema_modules.count) {
+        YLMSG_W("Schema parser options specified, but no schema input file provided.");
     }
-    if (c->data_print_options && !c->data_out_format) {
-        YLMSG_W("data printer options specified, but the data output format is missing.\n");
+    if (yo->data_print_options && !yo->data_out_format) {
+        YLMSG_W("data printer options specified, but the data output format is missing.");
     }
-    if (((c->data_parse_options != YL_DEFAULT_DATA_PARSE_OPTIONS) || c->data_type) && !c->data_inputs.count) {
-        YLMSG_W("Data parser options specified, but no data input file provided.\n");
-    }
-
-    if (c->schema_node_path) {
-        c->schema_node = lys_find_path(c->ctx, NULL, c->schema_node_path, 0);
-        if (!c->schema_node) {
-            c->schema_node = lys_find_path(c->ctx, NULL, c->schema_node_path, 1);
-
-            if (!c->schema_node) {
-                YLMSG_E("Invalid schema path.\n");
-                return -1;
-            }
-        }
+    if (((yo->data_parse_options != YL_DEFAULT_DATA_PARSE_OPTIONS) || yo->data_type) && !yo->data_inputs.count) {
+        YLMSG_W("Data parser options specified, but no data input file provided.");
     }
 
     return 0;
@@ -936,7 +721,8 @@ int
 main_ni(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     int ret = EXIT_SUCCESS, r;
-    struct context c = {0};
+    struct yl_opt yo = {0};
+    struct ly_ctx *ctx = NULL;
     char *features_output = NULL;
     struct ly_set set = {0};
     uint32_t u;
@@ -944,7 +730,7 @@ main_ni(int argc, char *argv[])
     /* set callback for printing libyang messages */
     ly_set_log_clb(libyang_verbclb, 1);
 
-    r = fill_context(argc, argv, &c);
+    r = fill_context(argc, argv, &yo, &ctx);
     if (r < 0) {
         ret = EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
@@ -954,72 +740,46 @@ main_ni(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     /* do the required job - parse, validate, print */
 
-    if (c.list) {
+    if (yo.list) {
         /* print the list of schemas */
-        print_list(c.out, c.ctx, c.data_out_format);
-    } else {
-        if (c.feature_param_format) {
-            for (u = 0; u < c.schema_modules.count; u++) {
-                if (collect_features(c.schema_modules.objs[u], &set)) {
-                    YLMSG_E("Unable to read features from a module.\n");
-                    goto cleanup;
-                }
-                if (generate_features_output(c.schema_modules.objs[u], &set, &features_output)) {
-                    YLMSG_E("Unable to generate feature command output.\n");
-                    goto cleanup;
-                }
-                ly_set_erase(&set, NULL);
-            }
-            ly_print(c.out, "%s\n", features_output);
-        } else if (c.schema_out_format) {
-            if (c.schema_node) {
-                ret = lys_print_node(c.out, c.schema_node, c.schema_out_format, 0, c.schema_print_options);
-                if (ret) {
-                    YLMSG_E("Unable to print schema node %s.\n", c.schema_node_path);
-                    goto cleanup;
-                }
-            } else if (c.submodule) {
-                const struct lysp_submodule *submod = ly_ctx_get_submodule_latest(c.ctx, c.submodule);
-
-                if (!submod) {
-                    YLMSG_E("Unable to find submodule %s.\n", c.submodule);
-                    goto cleanup;
-                }
-
-                ret = lys_print_submodule(c.out, submod, c.schema_out_format, c.line_length, c.schema_print_options);
-                if (ret) {
-                    YLMSG_E("Unable to print submodule %s.\n", submod->name);
-                    goto cleanup;
-                }
-            } else {
-                for (u = 0; u < c.schema_modules.count; ++u) {
-                    ret = lys_print_module(c.out, (struct lys_module *)c.schema_modules.objs[u], c.schema_out_format,
-                            c.line_length, c.schema_print_options);
-                    /* for YANG Tree Diagrams printing it's more readable to print a blank line between modules. */
-                    if ((c.schema_out_format == LYS_OUT_TREE) && (u + 1 < c.schema_modules.count)) {
-                        ly_print(c.out, "\n");
-                    }
-                    if (ret) {
-                        YLMSG_E("Unable to print module %s.\n", ((struct lys_module *)c.schema_modules.objs[u])->name);
-                        goto cleanup;
-                    }
-                }
+        ret = cmd_list_exec(&ctx, &yo, NULL);
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+    if (yo.feature_param_format) {
+        for (u = 0; u < yo.schema_modules.count; u++) {
+            if ((ret = cmd_feature_exec(&ctx, &yo, ((struct lys_module *)yo.schema_modules.objs[u])->name))) {
+                goto cleanup;
             }
         }
-
-        /* do the data validation despite the schema was printed */
-        if (c.data_inputs.size) {
-            ret = process_data(c.ctx, c.data_type, c.data_merge, c.data_out_format, c.out, c.data_parse_options,
-                    c.data_validate_options, c.data_print_options, &c.data_operational, &c.reply_rpc, &c.data_inputs, NULL);
-            if (ret) {
+        cmd_feature_fin(ctx, &yo);
+    } else if (yo.schema_out_format && yo.schema_node_path) {
+        if ((ret = cmd_print_exec(&ctx, &yo, NULL))) {
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+    } else if (yo.schema_out_format && yo.submodule) {
+        if ((ret = cmd_print_exec(&ctx, &yo, yo.submodule))) {
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+    } else if (yo.schema_out_format) {
+        for (u = 0; u < yo.schema_modules.count; ++u) {
+            yo.last_one = (u + 1) == yo.schema_modules.count;
+            if ((ret = cmd_print_exec(&ctx, &yo, ((struct lys_module *)yo.schema_modules.objs[u])->name))) {
                 goto cleanup;
             }
         }
     }
 
+    /* do the data validation despite the schema was printed */
+    if (yo.data_inputs.size) {
+        if ((ret = cmd_data_process(ctx, &yo))) {
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+    }
+
 cleanup:
     /* cleanup */
-    erase_context(&c);
+    yl_opt_erase(&yo);
+    ly_ctx_destroy(ctx);
     free(features_output);
     ly_set_erase(&set, NULL);
 
diff --git a/tools/lint/tests/expect/common.exp b/tools/lint/tests/expect/common.exp
deleted file mode 100644
index 0381e6c..0000000
--- a/tools/lint/tests/expect/common.exp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-# detect the path to the yanglint binary
-if { [info exists ::env(YANGLINT)] } {
-    set yanglint "$env(YANGLINT)"
-} else {
-    set yanglint "../../../../build/yanglint"
-}
-
-# set the timeout to 1 second
-set timeout 1
-
-# expect a single line of anchored regex output
-proc expect_output {output} {
-    expect {
-        -re "^${output}$" {}
-        timeout {exit 1}
-    }
-}
-
-# send a command and either expect some anchored regex output if specified or just an empty line
-proc expect_command {command has_output output} {
-    send -- "${command}\r"
-
-    if ($has_output==1) {
-        expect {
-            -re "^${command}\r\n${output}$" {}
-            timeout {exit 1}
-        }
-    } else {
-        # input echoes
-        expect {
-            -re "^${command}\r\n$" {}
-            timeout {exit 1}
-        }
-        expect {
-            -re "^> $" {}
-            timeout {exit 1}
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-# send a completion request and check if the anchored regex output matches
-proc expect_completion {input output} {
-    send -- "${input}\t"
-
-    expect {
-        # expecting echoing input, output and 10 terminal control characters
-        -re "^${input}\r> ${output}.*\r.*$" {}
-        timeout {exit 1}
-    }
-}
-
-# send a completion request and check if the anchored regex hint options match
-proc expect_hint {input prev_input hints} {
-    set output {}
-    foreach i $hints {
-        # each element might have some number of spaces and CRLF around it
-        append output "${i} *(?:\\r\\n)?"
-    }
-
-    send -- "${input}\t"
-
-    expect {
-        # expecting the hints, previous input from which the hints were generated
-        # and some number of terminal control characters
-        -re "^\r\n${output}\r> ${prev_input}.*\r.*$" {}
-        timeout {exit 1}
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tools/lint/tests/expect/completion.exp b/tools/lint/tests/expect/completion.exp
deleted file mode 100755
index ed4f6bd..0000000
--- a/tools/lint/tests/expect/completion.exp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/expect -f
-
-if { [info exists ::env(CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR)] } {
-    source "$env(CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR)/tests/expect/common.exp"
-    set yang_dir "$env(CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR)/examples"
-} else {
-    source "common.exp"
-    set yang_dir "../../examples"
-}
-
-spawn $yanglint
-
-# skip no dir and/or no history warnings
-expect_output "(YANGLINT.*)*> "
-
-expect_command "clear -ii" 0 ""
-
-expect_command "add ${yang_dir}/ietf-ip.yang" 0 ""
-
-expect_completion "print -f info -P " "print -f info -P /ietf-"
-
-set hints {"/ietf-yang-schema-mount:schema-mounts" "/ietf-interfaces:interfaces" "/ietf-interfaces:interfaces-state"}
-
-expect_hint "" "print -f info -P /ietf-" $hints
-
-expect_completion "i" "print -f info -P /ietf-interfaces:interfaces"
-
-expect_completion "/" "print -f info -P /ietf-interfaces:interfaces/interface"
-
-set hints {"/ietf-interfaces:interfaces/interface"
-"/ietf-interfaces:interfaces/interface/name" "/ietf-interfaces:interfaces/interface/description"
-"/ietf-interfaces:interfaces/interface/type" "/ietf-interfaces:interfaces/interface/enabled"
-"/ietf-interfaces:interfaces/interface/link-up-down-trap-enable"
-"/ietf-interfaces:interfaces/interface/ietf-ip:ipv4" "/ietf-interfaces:interfaces/interface/ietf-ip:ipv6"}
-
-expect_hint "" "print -f info -P /ietf-interfaces:interfaces/interface" $hints
-
-expect_completion "/i" "print -f info -P /ietf-interfaces:interfaces/interface/ietf-ip:ipv"
-
-expect_completion "4" "print -f info -P /ietf-interfaces:interfaces/interface/ietf-ip:ipv4"
-
-set hints { "/ietf-interfaces:interfaces/interface/ietf-ip:ipv4" "/ietf-interfaces:interfaces/interface/ietf-ip:ipv4/enabled"
-"/ietf-interfaces:interfaces/interface/ietf-ip:ipv4/forwarding" "/ietf-interfaces:interfaces/interface/ietf-ip:ipv4/mtu"
-"/ietf-interfaces:interfaces/interface/ietf-ip:ipv4/address" "/ietf-interfaces:interfaces/interface/ietf-ip:ipv4/neighbor"
-}
-
-expect_hint "\t" "print -f info -P /ietf-interfaces:interfaces/interface/ietf-ip:ipv" $hints
-
-expect_completion "/e" "print -f info -P /ietf-interfaces:interfaces/interface/ietf-ip:ipv4/enabled "
-
-send -- "\r"
-
-expect {
-    -re ".*\r\n> " {}
-    timeout {exit 1}
-}
-
-send -- "exit\r"
-
-expect eof
diff --git a/tools/lint/tests/expect/feature.exp b/tools/lint/tests/expect/feature.exp
deleted file mode 100755
index 37680b0..0000000
--- a/tools/lint/tests/expect/feature.exp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/expect -f
-
-if { [info exists ::env(CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR)] } {
-    source "$env(CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR)/tests/expect/common.exp"
-    set yang_dir "$env(CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR)/examples"
-} else {
-    source "common.exp"
-    set yang_dir "../../examples"
-}
-
-spawn $yanglint
-
-# skip no dir and/or no history warnings
-expect_output "(YANGLINT.*)*> "
-
-expect_command "feature -a" 1 "yang:\r\n\t\\(none\\)\r\n\r\nietf-yang-schema-mount:\r\n\t\\(none\\)\r\n\r\n> "
-
-send -- "exit\r"
-
-expect eof
diff --git a/tools/lint/tests/expect/list.exp b/tools/lint/tests/expect/list.exp
deleted file mode 100755
index ec3cdba..0000000
--- a/tools/lint/tests/expect/list.exp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/expect -f
-
-if { [info exists ::env(CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR)] } {
-    source "$env(CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR)/tests/expect/common.exp"
-    set yang_dir "$env(CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR)/examples"
-} else {
-    source "common.exp"
-    set yang_dir "../../examples"
-}
-
-spawn $yanglint
-
-# skip no dir and/or no history warnings
-expect_output "(YANGLINT.*)*> "
-
-expect_command "list" 1 "List of the loaded models:\r\n *i ietf-yang-metadata@2016-08-05\r\n *I yang@2022-06-16\r\n *i ietf-inet-types@2013-07-15\r\n *i ietf-yang-types@2013-07-15\r\n *I ietf-yang-schema-mount@2019-01-14\r\n *i ietf-yang-structure-ext@2020-06-17\r\n> "
-
-send -- "exit\r"
-
-expect eof
diff --git a/tools/lint/tests/shunit2/feature.sh b/tools/lint/tests/shunit2/feature.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index fb2ee88..0000000
--- a/tools/lint/tests/shunit2/feature.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-testFeature() {
-	models=( "iana-if-type@2014-05-08.yang" "ietf-netconf@2011-06-01.yang" "ietf-netconf-with-defaults@2011-06-01.yang"
-	 		"sm.yang" "ietf-interfaces@2014-05-08.yang" "ietf-netconf-acm@2018-02-14.yang" "ietf-origin@2018-02-14.yang"
-	 		"ietf-ip@2014-06-16.yang" "ietf-restconf@2017-01-26.yang" )
-	features=( " -F iana-if-type:"
-			  " -F ietf-netconf:writable-running,candidate,confirmed-commit,rollback-on-error,validate,startup,url,xpath"
-			  " -F ietf-netconf-with-defaults:" " -F sm:" " -F ietf-interfaces:arbitrary-names,pre-provisioning,if-mib"
-			  " -F ietf-netconf-acm:" " -F ietf-origin:" " -F ietf-ip:ipv4-non-contiguous-netmasks,ipv6-privacy-autoconf"
-			  " -F ietf-restconf:" )
-
-	for i in ${!models[@]}; do
-		output=`${YANGLINT} -f feature-param ${YANG_MODULES_DIR}/${models[$i]}`
-		assertEquals "Unexpected features of module ${models[$i]}." "${features[$i]}" "${output}"
-	done
-}
-
-. shunit2
diff --git a/tools/lint/tests/shunit2/list.sh b/tools/lint/tests/shunit2/list.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index d64503a..0000000
--- a/tools/lint/tests/shunit2/list.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-LIST_BASE="List of the loaded models:
-    i ietf-yang-metadata@2016-08-05
-    I yang@2022-06-16
-    i ietf-inet-types@2013-07-15
-    i ietf-yang-types@2013-07-15
-    I ietf-yang-schema-mount@2019-01-14
-    i ietf-yang-structure-ext@2020-06-17"
-
-testListEmptyContext() {
-  output=`${YANGLINT} -l`
-  assertEquals "Unexpected list of modules in empty context." "${LIST_BASE}" "${output}"
-}
-
-testListAllImplemented() {
-  LIST_BASE_ALLIMPLEMENTED="List of the loaded models:
-    I ietf-yang-metadata@2016-08-05
-    I yang@2022-06-16
-    I ietf-inet-types@2013-07-15
-    I ietf-yang-types@2013-07-15
-    I ietf-yang-schema-mount@2019-01-14
-    I ietf-yang-structure-ext@2020-06-17"
-  output=`${YANGLINT} -lii`
-  assertEquals "Unexpected list of modules in empty context with -ii." "${LIST_BASE_ALLIMPLEMENTED}" "${output}"
-}
-
-. shunit2
diff --git a/tools/lint/yl_opt.c b/tools/lint/yl_opt.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7cd855f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/lint/yl_opt.c
@@ -0,0 +1,344 @@
+/**
+ * @file yl_opt.c
+ * @author Adam Piecek <piecek@cesnet.cz>
+ * @brief Settings options for the libyang context.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 - 2023 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under BSD 3-Clause License (the "License").
+ * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
+#include <strings.h>
+
+#include "in.h" /* ly_in_free */
+
+#include "common.h"
+#include "yl_opt.h"
+#include "yl_schema_features.h"
+
+struct cmdline_file *
+fill_cmdline_file(struct ly_set *set, struct ly_in *in, const char *path, LYD_FORMAT format)
+{
+    struct cmdline_file *rec;
+
+    rec = malloc(sizeof *rec);
+    if (!rec) {
+        YLMSG_E("Allocating memory for data file information failed.");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    rec->in = in;
+    rec->path = path;
+    rec->format = format;
+
+    if (set && ly_set_add(set, rec, 1, NULL)) {
+        free(rec);
+        YLMSG_E("Storing data file information failed.");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return rec;
+}
+
+void
+free_cmdline_file_items(struct cmdline_file *rec)
+{
+    if (rec && rec->in) {
+        ly_in_free(rec->in, 1);
+    }
+}
+
+void
+free_cmdline_file(void *cmdline_file)
+{
+    struct cmdline_file *rec = (struct cmdline_file *)cmdline_file;
+
+    if (rec) {
+        free_cmdline_file_items(rec);
+        free(rec);
+    }
+}
+
+void
+yl_opt_erase(struct yl_opt *yo)
+{
+    ly_bool interactive;
+
+    interactive = yo->interactive;
+
+    /* data */
+    ly_set_erase(&yo->data_inputs, free_cmdline_file);
+    ly_in_free(yo->data_operational.in, 1);
+    ly_set_erase(&yo->data_xpath, NULL);
+
+    /* schema */
+    ly_set_erase(&yo->schema_features, yl_schema_features_free);
+    ly_set_erase(&yo->schema_modules, NULL);
+
+    /* context */
+    free(yo->searchpaths);
+
+    /* --reply-rpc */
+    ly_in_free(yo->reply_rpc.in, 1);
+
+    ly_out_free(yo->out, NULL, yo->out_stdout ? 0 : 1);
+
+    free_cmdline(yo->argv);
+
+    *yo = (const struct yl_opt) {
+        0
+    };
+    yo->interactive = interactive;
+}
+
+int
+yl_opt_update_schema_out_format(const char *arg, struct yl_opt *yo)
+{
+    if (!strcasecmp(arg, "yang")) {
+        yo->schema_out_format = LYS_OUT_YANG;
+        yo->data_out_format = 0;
+    } else if (!strcasecmp(arg, "yin")) {
+        yo->schema_out_format = LYS_OUT_YIN;
+        yo->data_out_format = 0;
+    } else if (!strcasecmp(arg, "info")) {
+        yo->schema_out_format = LYS_OUT_YANG_COMPILED;
+        yo->data_out_format = 0;
+    } else if (!strcasecmp(arg, "tree")) {
+        yo->schema_out_format = LYS_OUT_TREE;
+        yo->data_out_format = 0;
+    } else {
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int
+yl_opt_update_data_out_format(const char *arg, struct yl_opt *yo)
+{
+    if (!strcasecmp(arg, "xml")) {
+        yo->schema_out_format = 0;
+        yo->data_out_format = LYD_XML;
+    } else if (!strcasecmp(arg, "json")) {
+        yo->schema_out_format = 0;
+        yo->data_out_format = LYD_JSON;
+    } else if (!strcasecmp(arg, "lyb")) {
+        yo->schema_out_format = 0;
+        yo->data_out_format = LYD_LYB;
+    } else {
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+yl_opt_update_other_out_format(const char *arg, struct yl_opt *yo)
+{
+    if (!strcasecmp(arg, "feature-param")) {
+        yo->feature_param_format = 1;
+    } else {
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int
+yl_opt_update_out_format(const char *arg, struct yl_opt *yo)
+{
+    if (!yl_opt_update_schema_out_format(arg, yo)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    if (!yl_opt_update_data_out_format(arg, yo)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    if (!yl_opt_update_other_out_format(arg, yo)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    YLMSG_E("Unknown output format %s.", arg);
+    return 1;
+}
+
+int
+yl_opt_update_data_type(const char *arg, struct yl_opt *yo)
+{
+    if (!strcasecmp(arg, "config")) {
+        yo->data_parse_options |= LYD_PARSE_NO_STATE;
+        yo->data_validate_options |= LYD_VALIDATE_NO_STATE;
+    } else if (!strcasecmp(arg, "get")) {
+        yo->data_parse_options |= LYD_PARSE_ONLY;
+    } else if (!strcasecmp(arg, "getconfig") || !strcasecmp(arg, "get-config") || !strcasecmp(arg, "edit")) {
+        yo->data_parse_options |= LYD_PARSE_ONLY | LYD_PARSE_NO_STATE;
+    } else if (!strcasecmp(arg, "rpc") || !strcasecmp(arg, "action")) {
+        yo->data_type = LYD_TYPE_RPC_YANG;
+    } else if (!strcasecmp(arg, "nc-rpc")) {
+        yo->data_type = LYD_TYPE_RPC_NETCONF;
+    } else if (!strcasecmp(arg, "reply") || !strcasecmp(arg, "rpcreply")) {
+        yo->data_type = LYD_TYPE_REPLY_YANG;
+    } else if (!strcasecmp(arg, "nc-reply")) {
+        yo->data_type = LYD_TYPE_REPLY_NETCONF;
+    } else if (!strcasecmp(arg, "notif") || !strcasecmp(arg, "notification")) {
+        yo->data_type = LYD_TYPE_NOTIF_YANG;
+    } else if (!strcasecmp(arg, "nc-notif")) {
+        yo->data_type = LYD_TYPE_NOTIF_NETCONF;
+    } else if (!strcasecmp(arg, "data")) {
+        /* default option */
+    } else {
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int
+yo_opt_update_data_default(const char *arg, struct yl_opt *yo)
+{
+    if (!strcasecmp(arg, "all")) {
+        yo->data_print_options = (yo->data_print_options & ~LYD_PRINT_WD_MASK) | LYD_PRINT_WD_ALL;
+    } else if (!strcasecmp(arg, "all-tagged")) {
+        yo->data_print_options = (yo->data_print_options & ~LYD_PRINT_WD_MASK) | LYD_PRINT_WD_ALL_TAG;
+    } else if (!strcasecmp(arg, "trim")) {
+        yo->data_print_options = (yo->data_print_options & ~LYD_PRINT_WD_MASK) | LYD_PRINT_WD_TRIM;
+    } else if (!strcasecmp(arg, "implicit-tagged")) {
+        yo->data_print_options = (yo->data_print_options & ~LYD_PRINT_WD_MASK) | LYD_PRINT_WD_IMPL_TAG;
+    } else {
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int
+yo_opt_update_data_in_format(const char *arg, struct yl_opt *yo)
+{
+    if (!strcasecmp(arg, "xml")) {
+        yo->data_in_format = LYD_XML;
+    } else if (!strcasecmp(arg, "json")) {
+        yo->data_in_format = LYD_JSON;
+    } else if (!strcasecmp(arg, "lyb")) {
+        yo->data_in_format = LYD_LYB;
+    } else {
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void
+yo_opt_update_make_implemented(struct yl_opt *yo)
+{
+    if (yo->ctx_options & LY_CTX_REF_IMPLEMENTED) {
+        yo->ctx_options &= ~LY_CTX_REF_IMPLEMENTED;
+        yo->ctx_options |= LY_CTX_ALL_IMPLEMENTED;
+    } else {
+        yo->ctx_options |= LY_CTX_REF_IMPLEMENTED;
+    }
+}
+
+void
+yo_opt_update_disable_searchdir(struct yl_opt *yo)
+{
+    if (yo->ctx_options & LY_CTX_DISABLE_SEARCHDIR_CWD) {
+        yo->ctx_options &= ~LY_CTX_DISABLE_SEARCHDIR_CWD;
+        yo->ctx_options |= LY_CTX_DISABLE_SEARCHDIRS;
+    } else {
+        yo->ctx_options |= LY_CTX_DISABLE_SEARCHDIR_CWD;
+    }
+}
+
+void
+free_cmdline(char *argv[])
+{
+    if (argv) {
+        free(argv[0]);
+        free(argv);
+    }
+}
+
+int
+parse_cmdline(const char *cmdline, int *argc_p, char **argv_p[])
+{
+    int count;
+    char **vector;
+    char *ptr;
+    char qmark = 0;
+
+    assert(cmdline);
+    assert(argc_p);
+    assert(argv_p);
+
+    /* init */
+    optind = 0; /* reinitialize getopt() */
+    count = 1;
+    vector = malloc((count + 1) * sizeof *vector);
+    vector[0] = strdup(cmdline);
+
+    /* command name */
+    strtok(vector[0], " ");
+
+    /* arguments */
+    while ((ptr = strtok(NULL, " "))) {
+        size_t len;
+        void *r;
+
+        len = strlen(ptr);
+
+        if (qmark) {
+            /* still in quotated text */
+            /* remove NULL termination of the previous token since it is not a token,
+             * but a part of the quotation string */
+            ptr[-1] = ' ';
+
+            if ((ptr[len - 1] == qmark) && (ptr[len - 2] != '\\')) {
+                /* end of quotation */
+                qmark = 0;
+                /* shorten the argument by the terminating quotation mark */
+                ptr[len - 1] = '\0';
+            }
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        /* another token in cmdline */
+        ++count;
+        r = realloc(vector, (count + 1) * sizeof *vector);
+        if (!r) {
+            YLMSG_E("Memory allocation failed (%s:%d, %s).", __FILE__, __LINE__, strerror(errno));
+            free(vector);
+            return -1;
+        }
+        vector = r;
+        vector[count - 1] = ptr;
+
+        if ((ptr[0] == '"') || (ptr[0] == '\'')) {
+            /* remember the quotation mark to identify end of quotation */
+            qmark = ptr[0];
+
+            /* move the remembered argument after the quotation mark */
+            ++vector[count - 1];
+
+            /* check if the quotation is terminated within this token */
+            if ((ptr[len - 1] == qmark) && (ptr[len - 2] != '\\')) {
+                /* end of quotation */
+                qmark = 0;
+                /* shorten the argument by the terminating quotation mark */
+                ptr[len - 1] = '\0';
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    vector[count] = NULL;
+
+    *argc_p = count;
+    *argv_p = vector;
+
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/lint/yl_opt.h b/tools/lint/yl_opt.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d66ae4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/lint/yl_opt.h
@@ -0,0 +1,237 @@
+/**
+ * @file yl_opt.h
+ * @author Adam Piecek <piecek@cesnet.cz>
+ * @brief Settings options for the libyang context.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 - 2023 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under BSD 3-Clause License (the "License").
+ * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#ifndef YL_OPT_H_
+#define YL_OPT_H_
+
+#include "parser_data.h" /* enum lyd_type */
+#include "printer_schema.h" /* LYS_OUTFORMAT */
+#include "set.h" /* ly_set */
+
+/**
+ * @brief Data connected with a file provided on a command line as a file path.
+ */
+struct cmdline_file {
+    struct ly_in *in;
+    const char *path;
+    LYD_FORMAT format;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @brief Create and fill the command line file data (struct cmdline_file *).
+ * @param[in] set Optional parameter in case the record is supposed to be added into a set.
+ * @param[in] in Input file handler.
+ * @param[in] path Filepath of the file.
+ * @param[in] format Format of the data file.
+ * @return The created command line file structure.
+ * @return NULL on failure
+ */
+struct cmdline_file *fill_cmdline_file(struct ly_set *set, struct ly_in *in, const char *path, LYD_FORMAT format);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Free the command line file data items.
+ * @param[in,out] rec record to free.
+ */
+void free_cmdline_file_items(struct cmdline_file *rec);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Free the command line file data (struct cmdline_file *).
+ * @param[in,out] cmdline_file The (struct cmdline_file *) to free.
+ */
+void free_cmdline_file(void *cmdline_file);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Context structure to hold and pass variables in a structured form.
+ */
+struct yl_opt {
+    /* Set to 1 if yanglint running in the interactive mode */
+    ly_bool interactive;
+    ly_bool last_one;
+
+    /* libyang context for the run */
+    char *yang_lib_file;
+    uint16_t ctx_options;
+
+    /* prepared output (--output option or stdout by default) */
+    ly_bool out_stdout;
+    struct ly_out *out;
+
+    char *searchpaths;
+    ly_bool searchdir_unset;
+
+    /* options flags */
+    uint8_t list;        /* -l option to print list of schemas */
+
+    /* line length for 'tree' format */
+    size_t line_length; /* --tree-line-length */
+
+    uint32_t dbg_groups;
+
+    /*
+     * schema
+     */
+    /* set schema modules' features via --features option (struct schema_features *) */
+    struct ly_set schema_features;
+
+    /* set of loaded schema modules (struct lys_module *) */
+    struct ly_set schema_modules;
+
+    /* options to parse and print schema modules */
+    uint32_t schema_parse_options;
+    uint32_t schema_print_options;
+
+    /* specification of printing schema node subtree, option --schema-node */
+    char *schema_node_path;
+    char *submodule;
+
+    /* name of file containing explicit context passed to callback
+     * for schema-mount extension.  This also causes a callback to
+     * be registered.
+     */
+    char *schema_context_filename;
+    ly_bool extdata_unset;
+
+    /* value of --format in case of schema format */
+    LYS_OUTFORMAT schema_out_format;
+    ly_bool feature_param_format;
+    ly_bool feature_print_all;
+
+    /*
+     * data
+     */
+    /* various options based on --type option */
+    enum lyd_type data_type;
+    uint32_t data_parse_options;
+    uint32_t data_validate_options;
+    uint32_t data_print_options;
+
+    /* flag for --merge option */
+    uint8_t data_merge;
+
+    /* value of --format in case of data format */
+    LYD_FORMAT data_out_format;
+
+    /* value of --in-format in case of data format */
+    LYD_FORMAT data_in_format;
+
+    /* input data files (struct cmdline_file *) */
+    struct ly_set data_inputs;
+
+    /* storage for --operational */
+    struct cmdline_file data_operational;
+
+    /* storage for --reply-rpc */
+    struct cmdline_file reply_rpc;
+
+    /* storage for --data-xpath */
+    struct ly_set data_xpath;
+
+    char **argv;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @brief Erase all values in @p opt.
+ *
+ * The yl_opt.interactive item is not deleted.
+ *
+ * @param[in,out] yo Option context to erase.
+ */
+void yl_opt_erase(struct yl_opt *yo);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Update @p yo according to the @p arg of the schema --format parameter.
+ *
+ * @param[in] arg Format parameter argument (for example yang, yin, ...).
+ * @param[out] yo yanglint options used to update.
+ * @return 0 on success.
+ */
+int yl_opt_update_schema_out_format(const char *arg, struct yl_opt *yo);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Update @p yo according to the @p arg of the data --format parameter.
+ *
+ * @param[in] arg Format parameter argument (for example xml, json, ...).
+ * @param[out] yo yanglint options used to update.
+ * @return 0 on success.
+ */
+int yl_opt_update_data_out_format(const char *arg, struct yl_opt *yo);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Update @p yo according to the @p arg of the general --format parameter.
+ *
+ * @param[in] arg Format parameter argument (for example yang, xml, ...).
+ * @param[out] yo yanglint options used to update.
+ * @return 0 on success.
+ */
+int yl_opt_update_out_format(const char *arg, struct yl_opt *yo);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Update @p yo according to the @p arg of the data --type parameter.
+ *
+ * @param[in] arg Format parameter argument (for example config, rpc, ...).
+ * @param[out] yo yanglint options used to update.
+ * @return 0 on success.
+ */
+int yl_opt_update_data_type(const char *arg, struct yl_opt *yo);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Update @p yo according to the @p arg of the data --default parameter.
+ *
+ * @param[in] arg Format parameter argument (for example all, trim, ...).
+ * @param[out] yo yanglint options used to update.
+ * @return 0 on success.
+ */
+int yo_opt_update_data_default(const char *arg, struct yl_opt *yo);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Update @p yo according to the @p arg of the data --in-format parameter.
+ *
+ * @param[in] arg Format parameter argument (for example xml, json, ...).
+ * @param[out] yo yanglint options used to update.
+ * @return 0 on success.
+ */
+int yo_opt_update_data_in_format(const char *arg, struct yl_opt *yo);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Update @p yo according to the --make-implemented parameter.
+ *
+ * @param[in,out] yo yanglint options used to update.
+ */
+void yo_opt_update_make_implemented(struct yl_opt *yo);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Update @p yo according to the --disable-searchdir parameter.
+ *
+ * @param[in,out] yo yanglint options used to update.
+ */
+void yo_opt_update_disable_searchdir(struct yl_opt *yo);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Helper function to prepare argc, argv pair from a command line string.
+ *
+ * @param[in] cmdline Complete command line string.
+ * @param[out] argc_p Pointer to store argc value.
+ * @param[out] argv_p Pointer to store argv vector.
+ * @return 0 on success, non-zero on failure.
+ */
+int parse_cmdline(const char *cmdline, int *argc_p, char **argv_p[]);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Destructor for the argument vector prepared by ::parse_cmdline().
+ *
+ * @param[in,out] argv Argument vector to destroy.
+ */
+void free_cmdline(char *argv[]);
+
+#endif /* YL_OPT_H_ */
diff --git a/tools/lint/yl_schema_features.c b/tools/lint/yl_schema_features.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74f88b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/lint/yl_schema_features.c
@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+/**
+ * @file yl_schema_features.c
+ * @author Adam Piecek <piecek@cesnet.cz>
+ * @brief Control features for the schema.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under BSD 3-Clause License (the "License").
+ * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdlib.h> /* calloc */
+#include <string.h> /* strcmp */
+
+#include "compat.h" /* strndup */
+#include "set.h" /* ly_set */
+
+#include "common.h"
+#include "yl_schema_features.h"
+
+void
+yl_schema_features_free(void *flist)
+{
+    struct yl_schema_features *rec = (struct yl_schema_features *)flist;
+
+    if (rec) {
+        free(rec->mod_name);
+        if (rec->features) {
+            for (uint32_t u = 0; rec->features[u]; ++u) {
+                free(rec->features[u]);
+            }
+            free(rec->features);
+        }
+        free(rec);
+    }
+}
+
+void
+get_features(const struct ly_set *fset, const char *module, const char ***features)
+{
+    /* get features list for this module */
+    for (uint32_t u = 0; u < fset->count; ++u) {
+        struct yl_schema_features *sf = (struct yl_schema_features *)fset->objs[u];
+
+        if (!strcmp(module, sf->mod_name)) {
+            /* matched module - explicitly set features */
+            *features = (const char **)sf->features;
+            sf->applied = 1;
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* features not set so disable all */
+    *features = NULL;
+}
+
+int
+parse_features(const char *fstring, struct ly_set *fset)
+{
+    struct yl_schema_features *rec = NULL;
+    uint32_t count;
+    char *p, **fp;
+
+    rec = calloc(1, sizeof *rec);
+    if (!rec) {
+        YLMSG_E("Unable to allocate features information record (%s).", strerror(errno));
+        goto error;
+    }
+
+    /* fill the record */
+    p = strchr(fstring, ':');
+    if (!p) {
+        YLMSG_E("Invalid format of the features specification (%s).", fstring);
+        goto error;
+    }
+    rec->mod_name = strndup(fstring, p - fstring);
+
+    count = 0;
+    while (p) {
+        size_t len = 0;
+        char *token = p + 1;
+
+        p = strchr(token, ',');
+        if (!p) {
+            /* the last item, if any */
+            len = strlen(token);
+        } else {
+            len = p - token;
+        }
+
+        if (len) {
+            fp = realloc(rec->features, (count + 1) * sizeof *rec->features);
+            if (!fp) {
+                YLMSG_E("Unable to store features list information (%s).", strerror(errno));
+                goto error;
+            }
+            rec->features = fp;
+            fp = &rec->features[count++]; /* array item to set */
+            (*fp) = strndup(token, len);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* terminating NULL */
+    fp = realloc(rec->features, (count + 1) * sizeof *rec->features);
+    if (!fp) {
+        YLMSG_E("Unable to store features list information (%s).", strerror(errno));
+        goto error;
+    }
+    rec->features = fp;
+    rec->features[count++] = NULL;
+
+    /* Store record to the output set. */
+    if (ly_set_add(fset, rec, 1, NULL)) {
+        YLMSG_E("Unable to store features information (%s).", strerror(errno));
+        goto error;
+    }
+    rec = NULL;
+
+    return 0;
+
+error:
+    yl_schema_features_free(rec);
+    return -1;
+}
+
+void
+print_features(struct ly_out *out, const struct lys_module *mod)
+{
+    struct lysp_feature *f;
+    uint32_t idx;
+    size_t max_len, len;
+
+    ly_print(out, "%s:\n", mod->name);
+
+    /* get max len, so the statuses of all the features will be aligned */
+    max_len = 0, idx = 0, f = NULL;
+    while ((f = lysp_feature_next(f, mod->parsed, &idx))) {
+        len = strlen(f->name);
+        max_len = (max_len > len) ? max_len : len;
+    }
+    if (!max_len) {
+        ly_print(out, "\t(none)\n");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* print features */
+    idx = 0, f = NULL;
+    while ((f = lysp_feature_next(f, mod->parsed, &idx))) {
+        ly_print(out, "\t%-*s (%s)\n", (int)max_len, f->name, lys_feature_value(mod, f->name) ? "off" : "on");
+    }
+}
+
+void
+print_feature_param(struct ly_out *out, const struct lys_module *mod)
+{
+    struct lysp_feature *f = NULL;
+    uint32_t idx = 0;
+    uint8_t first = 1;
+
+    ly_print(out, " -F %s:", mod->name);
+    while ((f = lysp_feature_next(f, mod->parsed, &idx))) {
+        if (first) {
+            ly_print(out, "%s", f->name);
+            first = 0;
+        } else {
+            ly_print(out, ",%s", f->name);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void
+print_all_features(struct ly_out *out, const struct ly_ctx *ctx, uint8_t feature_param)
+{
+    uint32_t i;
+    struct lys_module *mod;
+    uint8_t first;
+
+    /* Print features for all implemented modules. */
+    first = 1;
+    i = 0;
+    while ((mod = ly_ctx_get_module_iter(ctx, &i)) != NULL) {
+        if (!mod->implemented) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (first) {
+            print_features(out, mod);
+            first = 0;
+        } else {
+            ly_print(out, "\n");
+            print_features(out, mod);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!feature_param) {
+        return;
+    }
+    ly_print(out, "\n");
+
+    /* Print features for all implemented modules in 'feature-param' format. */
+    i = 0;
+    while ((mod = ly_ctx_get_module_iter(ctx, &i)) != NULL) {
+        if (mod->implemented) {
+            print_feature_param(out, mod);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tools/lint/yl_schema_features.h b/tools/lint/yl_schema_features.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7bfe9fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/lint/yl_schema_features.h
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/**
+ * @file yl_schema_features.h
+ * @author Adam Piecek <piecek@cesnet.cz>
+ * @brief Control features for the schema.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under BSD 3-Clause License (the "License").
+ * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#ifndef YL_SCHEMA_FEATURES_H_
+#define YL_SCHEMA_FEATURES_H_
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+struct ly_set;
+struct lys_module;
+struct ly_out;
+struct ly_ctx;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Storage for the list of the features (their names) in a specific YANG module.
+ */
+struct yl_schema_features {
+    char *mod_name;
+    char **features;
+    uint8_t applied;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @brief Free the schema features list (struct schema_features *)
+ * @param[in,out] flist The (struct schema_features *) to free.
+ */
+void yl_schema_features_free(void *flist);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Get the list of features connected with the specific YANG module.
+ *
+ * @param[in] fset The set of features information (struct schema_features *).
+ * @param[in] module Name of the YANG module which features should be found.
+ * @param[out] features Pointer to the list of features being returned.
+ */
+void get_features(const struct ly_set *fset, const char *module, const char ***features);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Parse features being specified for the specific YANG module.
+ *
+ * Format of the input @p fstring is as follows: "<module_name>:[<feature>,]*"
+ *
+ * @param[in] fstring Input string to be parsed.
+ * @param[in, out] fset Features information set (of struct schema_features *). The set is being filled.
+ */
+int parse_features(const char *fstring, struct ly_set *fset);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Print all features of a single module.
+ *
+ * @param[in] out The output handler for printing.
+ * @param[in] mod Module which can contains the features.
+ */
+void print_features(struct ly_out *out, const struct lys_module *mod);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Print all features in the 'feature-param' format.
+ *
+ * @param[in] out The output handler for printing.
+ * @param[in] mod Module which can contains the features.
+ */
+void print_feature_param(struct ly_out *out, const struct lys_module *mod);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Print all features of all implemented modules.
+ *
+ * @param[in] out The output handler for printing.
+ * @param[in] ctx Libyang context.
+ * @param[in] feature_param Flag expressing whether to print features parameter.
+ */
+void print_all_features(struct ly_out *out, const struct ly_ctx *ctx, uint8_t feature_param);
+
+#endif /* YL_SCHEMA_FEATURES_H_ */