CLI Help

FileMaker Server 16 CLI Help
1: General
Usage: fmsadmin [options] [COMMAND]
Description:
fmsadmin is the command line tool to administer the Database Server
component of FileMaker Server installed on the local machine.
You can script many tasks with fmsadmin by using a scripting language
that allows execution of shell or terminal commands.
fmsadmin HELP COMMANDS
Lists available commands
fmsadmin HELP [COMMAND]
Displays help on the specified COMMAND
fmsadmin HELP OPTIONS
Lists available options
2: Options
Many fmsadmin commands take options and parameters.
Short Options:
Specify single-character options after a single hyphen (-). You can
specify multiple options together. If an option requires a parameter,
that option is usually the last option that you specify. For example:
fmsadmin close -ym 'Closing for maintenance' myData.fmp12
A space is optional between the option character and the parameter.
For example:
fmsadmin close -mGoodbye
Note: Short options are case sensitive.
Long Options:
Specify long options after two hyphens (--). Long options can be used
in scripts to increase readability. Long options are not case sensitive.
A space is required between the option and any parameters. For example:
fmsadmin close --yes --message "Closing for maintenance" myData.fmp12
Parameters:
Enclose any parameters that contain spaces in single or double quotation
marks (' or "). Symbols that may be interpreted by the shell must be
escaped, that is, preceded by a backslash character (\). Refer to the
documentation for your shell or command interpreter.