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This mode is intended for use as input for a third-party parser. Headers are not visible; column

header separator lines are not visible; the column separator is "\t" (tab character). Also, this

mode enables you to see the full length of a value that is longer than 20 characters (for example,

the GUID of a backup plan).

3.12.11 password

--password=<password>,encrypted

Password for the archive in the backup and recovery operations, archive and backup management

operations. The parameter must directly follow the --arc (p. 79) parameter.

Also, this parameter is used in the create asz (p. 55) command to specify a password for Acronis

Secure Zone.

If the second parameter value (encrypted) is specified, it means that the preceding password was

encrypted by the acronis_encrypt utility (p. 141).

3.12.12 process_priority

--process_priority={low|normal|high}

The priority of a backup or validation process running in a system. In the validation commands, this

parameter is ignored if the backup destination is a managed vault.

This parameter determines the amount of CPU and system resources allocated to that process.

Decreasing the priority will free more resources for other applications. Increasing the priority might

speed up the backup or validation process by requesting the operating system to allocate more

resources like the CPU to the backup application. However, the resulting effect will depend on the

overall CPU usage and other factors like disk in/out speed or network traffic.

Available values are as follows:

 low (by default)

Use this value to minimize resources taken by the backup or validation process and leave more

resources to other processes running on the machine.

 normal

Use this value to run the backup or validation process at the normal speed and allocate resources

on a par with other processes.

 high

Use this value to maximize the backup or validation process speed by taking resources from

other processes.

3.12.13 progress

--progress

Enables displaying the operation progress information (percent completed, elapsed time, estimated

time) on the screen. The progress information is recorded in the log regardless of the --progress

parameter presence.