Reference Guide

RACADM Subcommand Details

This section provides detailed description 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 quotation mark)

• ' (single quotation mark)

• ` (backward quotation mark)

• \ (backward slash)

• ~ (tilde)

• | (vertical bar)

• ( (left parentheses)

• ) (right parentheses)

• & (ampersand)

• > (greater than)

• < (less than)

• # (pound)

• ASCII code 32 (space)

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

For using double quotation marks:

The following characters must be escaped by prepending a backward slash:

• $ (dollar sign)

• " (double quotation mark)

• ` (back quotation mark)

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