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 | Congure utilities are as follows:
CCTK --option1=[arg1]
or
cctk --option1=[arg1]...--optionX=[argX]
NOTE: Some of the options in Dell Command | Congure 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
- Prex single-character options.
-- Prex multi-character options.
utilname Indicates the generic designation for a Dell Command | Congure 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.
<lename> Indicates the generic designation for a lename.
[ ] 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
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