Reference Guide

Command syntax overview

Syntax refers to the way a command and its parameters are entered. Command Line Interface (CLI)

commands can be arranged in any order in a command line instance as long as they conform to the

basic command line syntax.

Command line syntax

The general usage models of the Dell Command | Configure utilities are as follows:

CCTK --option1=[arg1]

cctk --option1=[arg1]...--optionX=[argX]

NOTE: Some of the options in Dell Command | Configure are followed by an asterisk. You can use

such options only for reporting purposes and cannot use the reporting options with set options.

The following table lists the generic command line characters and arguments present in the command

line options with a short description of these characters.

Table 1. Command line characters and arguments

Element Description

- Prefix single-character options.

-- Prefix multi-character options.

utilname Indicates the generic designation for a Dell Command | Configure utility name.

-o Indicates the generic single-character designation for an option.

optionX Indicates the generic multi-character designation for a utility name, where you can

use X to distinguish multiple options used in the same command line instance.

argX Indicates the generic designation for an argument, where you can use X to

distinguish multiple arguments used in the same command line instance.

[mandatory

option]

Indicates the generic designation for a mandatory argument.

<string> Indicates the generic designation for a string.

<filename> Indicates the generic designation for a filename.

[ ] Indicates a component of the command line. Enter only the information within the

brackets and exclude the brackets.

... Indicates that the previous argument can be repeated several times in a command.

Enter only the information within the ellipses and exclude the ellipses.

Separates mutually exclusive choices in a syntax line. For example:

numlock: Turns the keyboard number lock on or off.

Arguments: on+ | off+

Enter only one choice: --numlock=on, --numlock= off