Quick Reference Guide

RACADM Subcommand Details

This section provides detailed descriptions of the RACADM subcommands including the syntax and valid entries.

Guidelines to Quote Strings Containing Special Characters When

Using RACADM Commands

When using strings that contain special characters, use the following guidelines:

Strings containing the following special characters must be quoted using single quotation marks or double quotation

marks:

• $ (dollar sign)

• " (double quote)

• ' (single quote)

• ` (back quote)

• \ (backslash)

• ~ (tilde)

• ; (semicolon)

• | (vertical bar)

• ( (left parentheses)

• ) (right parentheses)

• & (ampersand)

• > (greater than)

• < (less than)

• # (pound)

• ASCII code 32 (space)

NOTE:

The - (dash) character cannot be the first character of the string, regardless of whether or not the string is

quoted.

There are different escaping rules for using single quotation marks and versus double quotation marks.

For using double quotation marks:

The following characters must be escaped by prepending a backslash:

• $ (dollar sign)

• " (double quote)

• ` (back quote)

• \ (backslash)

For example, use the following for a string that contains the special characters, $, ",',`and \